Department of Physiotherapy, Communication Sciences & Disorders and Occupational Therapy. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, R. Cipotânea, 51 - Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, ZIP Code: 05360-000, Brazil.
Department of Gynecology, Urogynecology Section, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Int Urogynecol J. 2020 Dec;31(12):2573-2581. doi: 10.1007/s00192-020-04382-6. Epub 2020 Jun 26.
A voiding diary is a method to investigate lower urinary tract symptoms. The purpose was to elaborate a descriptive analysis of nonpaid voiding diaries for mobile applications and to compare them regarding their quality.
We searched the platforms of iTunes (Apple Inc., Brazil) and Google Play (Google Inc., Brazil) using the keywords: "voiding diary," "bladder diary," "urinary diary," "urinary incontinence," and "pelvic floor." Inclusion criteria were: apps free of charge and specific for voiding diaries in the Portuguese, Spanish, French, or English language. Exclusion criteria were: access or technical problems and pediatric apps. We quantitatively analyzed and compared the apps with each other according to their functionality features and voiding diary topics (type and volume of fluid intake, voiding episodes and volume, type and episodes of incontinence, amount of leakage, urgency, and use of pads and nocturia). We rated the apps using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS), whose scores for each feature vary from 1 (worst score) to 5 (best score).
Fifty-five apps were eligible; 16 were included for analyses. None presented all 11 topics of the voiding diary, and the median number of available features was 6 (3.75-7). "Incontinence episodes" was present in eight apps, and "nocturia" was present in five. The mean score of apps ranged between 1.7 and 4.5.
There is variation in the content of voiding topics among the apps. Patients and professionals should choose the app based on the topics of most or particular interest.
排尿日记是一种调查下尿路症状的方法。本研究旨在详细分析移动应用中的免费排尿日记，并比较它们的质量。
我们使用关键词“voiding diary”、“bladder diary”、“urinary diary”、“urinary incontinence”和“pelvic floor”在 iTunes（苹果公司，巴西）和 Google Play（谷歌公司，巴西）平台上进行搜索。纳入标准为：免费且专门针对葡萄牙语、西班牙语、法语或英语的排尿日记的应用程序。排除标准为：访问或技术问题以及儿科应用程序。我们根据功能特征和排尿日记主题（液体摄入类型和量、排尿次数和量、失禁类型和次数、漏尿量、紧迫性以及使用护垫和夜尿）对应用程序进行了定量分析和比较。我们使用移动应用程序评级量表（MARS）对应用程序进行了评级，其每个功能的评分范围为 1（最差评分）至 5（最佳评分）。
有 55 个应用程序符合条件；16 个应用程序纳入分析。没有一个应用程序包含排尿日记的所有 11 个主题，可用功能的中位数为 6（3.75-7）。八个应用程序包含“失禁发作”，五个应用程序包含“夜尿”。应用程序的平均评分范围在 1.7 至 4.5 之间。
应用程序中排尿主题的内容存在差异。患者和专业人员应根据最感兴趣或特定的主题选择应用程序。
