Draughon Moret Jessica, Todd Angela, Rose Lauren, Pollitt Erin, Anderson Jocelyn
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States.
College of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.
JMIR Form Res. 2022 Feb 8;6(2):e28959. doi: 10.2196/28959.
Since the 2008 advent of the smartphone, more than 180 billion copies of apps have been downloaded from Apple App Store, with more than 2.6 million apps available for Android and 2.2 million apps available for iOS. Many violence prevention and response apps have been developed as part of this app proliferation.
This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and quality of freely available mobile phone apps targeting intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual violence (SV) prevention and response.
We conducted a systematic search of violence prevention and response mobile phone apps freely available in Apple App Store (iOS; March 2016) and Google Play Store (Android; July 2016). Search terms included violence prevention, sexual assault, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, forensic nursing, wife abuse, and rape. Apps were included for review if they were freely available, were available in English, and had a primary purpose of prevention of or response to SV or IPV regardless of app target end users.
Using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS), we evaluated a total of 132 unique apps. The majority of included apps had a primary purpose of sharing information or resources. Included apps were of low-to-moderate quality, with the overall subjective quality mean for the reviewed apps being 2.65 (95% CI 2.58-2.72). Quality scores for each of the 5 MARS categories ranged from 2.80 (engagement) to 4.75 (functionality). An incidental but important finding of our review was the difficulty in searching for apps and the plethora of nonrelated apps that appear when searching for keywords such as "rape" and "domestic violence" that may be harmful to people seeking help.
Although there are a variety of mobile apps available designed to provide information or other services related to SV and IPV, they range greatly in quality. They are also challenging to find, given the current infrastructure of app store searches, keyword prioritization, and highlighting based on user rating. It is important for providers to be aware of these resources and be knowledgeable about how to review and recommend mobile phone apps to patients, when appropriate.
自2008年智能手机问世以来，苹果应用商店的应用下载量已超过1800亿次，安卓系统有超过260万款应用，iOS系统有220万款应用。作为应用激增的一部分，许多预防和应对暴力的应用已被开发出来。
本研究旨在评估针对亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）和性暴力（SV）预防与应对的免费手机应用的流行程度和质量。
我们对苹果应用商店（iOS；2016年3月）和谷歌应用商店（安卓；2016年7月）中免费提供的预防和应对暴力的手机应用进行了系统搜索。搜索词包括预防暴力、性侵犯、家庭暴力、亲密伴侣暴力、性暴力、法医护理、虐妻和强奸。如果应用是免费的、有英文版本且主要目的是预防或应对SV或IPV，无论应用的目标终端用户是谁，都将其纳入审查。
我们使用移动应用评分量表（MARS）对总共132款独特的应用进行了评估。大多数纳入的应用主要目的是分享信息或资源。纳入的应用质量为低到中等，所审查应用的总体主观质量平均分为2.65（95%CI 2.58 - 2.72）。MARS的5个类别中每个类别的质量得分从2.80（参与度）到4.75（功能性）不等。我们审查中一个偶然但重要的发现是搜索应用困难，以及在搜索诸如“强奸”和“家庭暴力”等关键词时会出现大量不相关的应用，这可能对寻求帮助的人有害。
尽管有各种旨在提供与SV和IPV相关信息或其他服务的移动应用，但它们的质量差异很大。鉴于当前应用商店搜索、关键词优先级排序和基于用户评分突出显示的基础设施，找到这些应用也具有挑战性。对于提供者来说，了解这些资源并知道如何在适当的时候向患者审查和推荐手机应用非常重要。
