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Usability Testing of a Digitized Interventional Prehabilitation Tool for Health Care Professionals and Patients Before Major Surgeries: Formative and Summative Evaluation

Usability Testing of a Digitized Interventional Prehabilitation Tool for Health Care Professionals and Patients Before Major Surgeries: Formative and Summative Evaluation

There were 3 different aspects of usability testing: a paper-based mockup evaluation, followed by an MVP evaluation (>8 weeks later) performed to identify design flaws in the Prehab App using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) [13] and the Trustworthiness Checklist [14,15], and aspects of the Aktionsbündnis für Patientensicherheit (APS; alliance for patient safety) checklist for digital apps [16].

Andreas A Schnitzbauer, Charlotte Detemble, Sara Fatima Faqar-Uz-Zaman, Julia Dreilich, Lisa Mohr, Svenja Sliwinski, Dora Zmuc, Mark Siller, Johannes Fleckenstein

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e59513

Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps in the Spanish App Stores: Quality and Content Analysis

Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps in the Spanish App Stores: Quality and Content Analysis

The u MARS is an adaptation of the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) developed for end users, while the MARS is used by professionals who require training and expertise in m Health in order to perform the assessment [31]. The u MARS is composed of 4 objective sections, each containing multiple items: engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information. The engagement section (5 items) assesses how entertaining, interesting, customizable, and interactive the app is and whether it fits the target group.

Cesar I Fernandez-Lazaro, Gema Santamaría, Annika Fernandez Milano, Maria I Martin-Vergel, Diego Fernandez-Lazaro

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2024;12:e52424

Mobile Apps for Vaccination Services: Content Analysis and Quality Assessment

Mobile Apps for Vaccination Services: Content Analysis and Quality Assessment

For independent apps, the exclusion criteria were as follows: apps that were not related to the theme, apps that have not been updated for 1 year, apps that have been downloaded In this study, MARS was used to complete the evaluation of mobile apps. MARS includes five core components: engagement, functionality, aesthetics, information, and subjective quality. The rating scale was a 5-point scale: inadequate (1), poor (2), acceptable (3), good (4), and excellent (5).

Chenchen Zhang, Xing Guo, Rui Zhu, Wenjie Hou, Lingmeng Wang, Fuzhi Wang, Li Zhang, Dan Luo

Online J Public Health Inform 2024;16:e50364

Assessment of Eye Care Apps for Children and Adolescents Based on the Mobile App Rating Scale: Content Analysis and Quality Assessment

Assessment of Eye Care Apps for Children and Adolescents Based on the Mobile App Rating Scale: Content Analysis and Quality Assessment

To assess the quality of the apps more objectively, the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS), a reliable tool for classifying and assessing the quality of m Health apps [39], was used. MARS has been used to assess the quality of different apps, such as mental health [27], nutritional and diet-related [40,41], and chronic disease management [42,43] apps. It consists of 4 objective quality subscales of engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information quality and 1 subjective quality subscale.

Ming Liu, Xiaoqian Wu, Ziyu Li, Dongmei Tan, Cheng Huang

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2024;12:e53805

Quality Assessment of Smartphone Medication Management Apps in France: Systematic Search

Quality Assessment of Smartphone Medication Management Apps in France: Systematic Search

The Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) was used to evaluate the apps. This score was previously validated for the overall quality assessment of an app in the field of m Health [22]. The French version of this score, MARS-F, has also been validated for use with French-language apps [23].

Mickael Toïgo, Julie Marc, Maurice Hayot, Lionel Moulis, Francois Carbonnel

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2024;12:e54866

Support for Chronic Pain Management for Breast Cancer Survivors Through Novel Digital Health Ecosystems: Pilot Usability Study of the PainRELife Mobile App

Support for Chronic Pain Management for Breast Cancer Survivors Through Novel Digital Health Ecosystems: Pilot Usability Study of the PainRELife Mobile App

In detail, the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) was used to evaluate the e Health platform usability. MARS is a self-administered questionnaire with 29 items evaluating the following dimensions: engagement; functionality; aesthetics; quality of the information received; subjective perception of the app quality; impact of the mobile app on knowledge, attitudes, and probability of modifying the target individual behaviors (in this specific case, it refers to behaviors related to pain management).

Marianna Masiero, Chiara Filipponi, Elisa Fragale, Silvia Francesca Maria Pizzoli, Elisabetta Munzone, Alessandra Milani, Luca Guido, Vittorio Guardamagna, Sara Marceglia, Roberto Prandin, Marco Prenassi, Annamaria Caruso, Vania Manzelli, Chiara Savino, Costanza Conti, Federica Rizzi, Alice Casalino, Giulia Candiani, Francesca Memini, Luca Chiveri, Andrea Luigi Vitali, Massimo Corbo, Roberto Grasso, Florence Didier, Roberta Ferrucci, Gabriella Pravettoni

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e51021

Scope, Characteristics, Behavior Change Techniques, and Quality of Conversational Agents for Mental Health and Well-Being: Systematic Assessment of Apps

Scope, Characteristics, Behavior Change Techniques, and Quality of Conversational Agents for Mental Health and Well-Being: Systematic Assessment of Apps

Technical aspects and quality assessment of the app, based on the Health on the Net Foundation certification of mobile applications (m HONcode) [50] and Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) [51,52], were assessed. The m HONcode evaluates credibility, safety, confidentiality, justifiability, ease of use, financial disclosure, and the use of advertising in apps.

Xiaowen Lin, Laura Martinengo, Ahmad Ishqi Jabir, Andy Hau Yan Ho, Josip Car, Rifat Atun, Lorainne Tudor Car

J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e45984