Assessing the Efficacy of an Educational Smartphone or Tablet App With Subdivided and Interactive Content to Increase Patients’ Medical Knowledge: Randomized Controlled Trial

Thomas Timmers   ^{1, 2} , MSc ;   Loes Janssen   ³ , PhD ;   Yvette Pronk   ⁴ , MSc ;   Babette C van der Zwaard   ⁵ , PhD ;   Sander Koëter   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Dirk van Oostveen   ⁵ , MD ;   Stefan de Boer   ³ , MD ;   Keetie Kremers   ⁶ , MPA ;   Sebastiaan Rutten   ⁴ , MD ;   Dirk Das   ⁷ , MD ;   Rutger CI van Geenen   ⁸ , MD, PhD ;   Koen LM Koenraadt   ⁸ , PhD ;   Rob Kusters   ⁹ , Prof Dr ;   Walter van der Weegen   ⁷ , PhD

¹ Interactive Studios, Rosmalen, The Netherlands

² Radboud University Medical Center, IQ Healthcare, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

³ VieCuri Medical Centre, Venlo, The Netherlands

⁴ Kliniek ViaSana, Mill, The Netherlands

⁵ Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

⁶ Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

⁷ Sint Anna Ziekenhuis, Geldrop, The Netherlands

⁸ Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands

⁹ Open University of The Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands