Examining pregnancy-specific smartphone applications: what are patients being told?

O’Donnell, Betsy; Lewkowitz, Adam K.; Vargas, Juan; Zlatnik, Marya G.

doi:10.1038/jp.2016.77

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“…There were four apps on guidelines, the RCOG guideline app was paid while other three were free apps. In the past points have been made about contraception, use of social media & apps on Pregnancy [2][3][4][5], but present study revealed much wider applications of the apps in the field of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Limitation of the study is the fact that it has not looked at all the operating system app stores & hence has info on the two most utilized app stores.…”

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Current Status of Apps in Smartphone of Obstetrics & Gynecology, an Observational Study

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Current Status of Apps in Smartphone of Obstetrics & Gynecology, an Observational Study

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2017

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“…This is encouraging as it is critical that telehealth technology innovations be systematically evaluated for feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness among women before they can be widely disseminated in routine healthcare practice. For example, mobile applications for women's health have undergone tremendous growth and addressed needs from postpartum sleep to oral contraceptive adherence 80,81 ; however, many such apps are not grounded in scientific evidence or informed by medical expertise. 82,83 New technologies may also create opportunities to improve healthcare access and engagement across cultural and socioeconomically diverse populations.…”

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Telehealth Interventions Designed for Women: an Evidence Map

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BACKGROUND: Telehealth employs technology to connect patients to the right healthcare resources at the right time. Women are high utilizers of healthcare with genderspecific health issues that may benefit from the convenience and personalization of telehealth. Thus, we produced an evidence map describing the quantity, distribution, and characteristics of evidence assessing the effectiveness of telehealth services designed for women. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE ® (via PubMed ® ) and Embase ® from inception through March 20, 2018. We screened systematic reviews (SRs), randomized trials, and quasi-experimental studies using predetermined eligibility criteria. Articles meeting inclusion criteria were identified for data abstraction. To assess emerging trends, we also conducted a targeted search of ClinicalTrials.gov. RESULTS: Two hundred thirty-four primary studies and three SRs were eligible for abstraction. We grouped studies into focused areas of research: maternal health (n = 96), prevention (n = 46), disease management (n = 63), family planning (n = 9), high-risk breast cancer assessment (n = 10), intimate partner violence (n = 7), and mental health (n = 3). Most interventions focused on phone as the primary telehealth modality and featured healthcare team-to-patient communication and were limited in duration (e.g., < 12 weeks). Few interventions were conducted with older women (≥ 60 years) or in racially/ ethnically diverse populations. There are few SRs in this area and limited evidence regarding newer telehealth modalities such as mobile-based applications or short message service/texting. Targeted search of clinical.trials.gov yielded 73 ongoing studies that show a shift in the use of non-telephone modalities. DISCUSSION: Our systematic evidence map highlights gaps in the existing literature, such as a lack of studies in key women's health areas (intimate partner violence, mental health), and a dearth of relevant SRs. With few existing SRs in this literature, there is an opportunity for examining effects, efficiency, and acceptability across studies to inform efforts at implementing telehealth for women.

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“…Two separate studies examining the usefulness of pregnancy apps found that less than six percent (3.3% and 5.5% respectively) were considered potentially useful by health care providers [1,52]. In a US study comparing two nationally endorsed apps [53], less than 20% of content explicitly addressed recommended prenatal care content. In addition, examples of incomplete or confusing information were found, and the researchers reported significant gaps in educational content, e.g.…”

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The Rise of Pregnancy Apps and the Implications for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women: Narrative Review (Preprint)

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Daly²,

Woodward‐Kron³

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Examining pregnancy-specific smartphone applications: what are patients being told?

Cited by 43 publications

References 11 publications

Current Status of Apps in Smartphone of Obstetrics & Gynecology, an Observational Study

Current Status of Apps in Smartphone of Obstetrics & Gynecology, an Observational Study

Telehealth Interventions Designed for Women: an Evidence Map

The Rise of Pregnancy Apps and the Implications for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women: Narrative Review (Preprint)

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