Agnew Jonathon M R, Nugent Chris, Hanratty Catherine E, Martin Elizabeth, Kerr Daniel P, McVeigh Joseph G
Discipline in Physiotherapy, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, United Kingdom.
Discipline in Computing, School of Computing, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, United Kingdom.
JMIR Form Res. 2022 May 26;6(5):e34339. doi: 10.2196/34339.
The successful rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pain requires more than medical input alone. Conservative treatment, including physiotherapy and exercise therapy, can be an effective way of decreasing pain associated with musculoskeletal pain. However, face-to-face appointments are currently not feasible. New mobile technologies, such as mobile health technologies in the form of an app for smartphones, can be a solution to this problem. In many cases, these apps are not backed by scientific literature. Therefore, it is important that they are reviewed and quality assessed.
The aim is to evaluate and measure the quality of apps related to shoulder pain by using the Mobile App Rating Scale.
This study included 25 free and paid apps-8 from the Apple Store and 17 from the Google Play Store. A total of 5 reviewers were involved in the evaluation process. A descriptive analysis of the Mobile App Rating Scale results provided a general overview of the quality of the apps.
Overall, app quality was generally low, with an average star rating of 1.97 out of 5. The best scores were in the "Functionality" and "Aesthetics" sections, and apps were scored poorer in the "Engagement" and "Information" sections. The apps were also rated poorly in the "Subjective Quality" section.
In general, the apps were well built technically and were aesthetically pleasing. However, the apps failed to provide quality information to users, which resulted in a lack of engagement. Most of the apps were not backed by scientific literature (24/25, 96%), and those that contained scientific references were vastly out-of-date. Future apps would need to address these concerns while taking simple measures to ensure quality control.
肌肉骨骼疼痛的成功康复需要的不仅仅是单纯的医学投入。保守治疗，包括物理治疗和运动疗法，可能是减轻与肌肉骨骼疼痛相关疼痛的有效方法。然而，目前面对面预约并不可行。新的移动技术，如智能手机应用程序形式的移动健康技术，可能是解决这个问题的办法。在许多情况下，这些应用程序没有科学文献支持。因此，对它们进行审查和质量评估很重要。
旨在使用移动应用程序评分量表评估和衡量与肩痛相关的应用程序的质量。
本研究纳入了25个免费和付费应用程序——8个来自苹果应用商店，17个来自谷歌应用商店。共有5名评审员参与评估过程。对移动应用程序评分量表结果的描述性分析提供了应用程序质量的总体概述。
总体而言，应用程序质量普遍较低，平均星级为1.97（满分5星）。得分最高的是“功能”和“美学”部分，而应用程序在“参与度”和“信息”部分得分较低。这些应用程序在“主观质量”部分的评分也很低。
一般来说，这些应用程序在技术上构建良好，外观也令人愉悦。然而，这些应用程序未能向用户提供高质量信息，导致用户参与度不足。大多数应用程序没有科学文献支持（24/25，96%），那些包含科学参考文献的应用程序也严重过时。未来的应用程序需要在采取简单措施确保质量控制的同时解决这些问题。
