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Acta Biomed. 2023 Aug 3;94(4):e2023169. doi: 10.23750/abm.v94i4.14576.
Patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) must adhere to a nutritional therapy characterized by a restrictive dietary scheme. Nutritional self-care can be enhanced through the use of nutritional apps. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the characteristics of specific nutritional apps for chronic renal failure available in Italy.
A systematic search of mobile apps was conducted by two academic researchers in three Italian App stores: Google Play Store, Apple Store and Huawei AppGallery. Of the 1602 apps identified, 2 apps (Miku; MyFIR) were evaluated with the Italian version of a Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS-ITA) by a multidisciplinary team of 20 professionals.
The study found that the two selected apps, available in the Google Play Store and Apple Store, aim to increase well-being through the acquisition of knowledge and behavioral change; but none identify health goals that should be achieved. The strategies used by the two applications are: information, education, monitoring and cognitive-behavioral challenge. The technical analysis showed adequate protection of personal data but only the most downloaded app (Miku) provides the possibility to share content, to send reminders and to browse when offline.
The main Italian app stores have two applications to monitor physical health and nutrition in patients with renal disease. Although these are free, easily accessible, navigable and valid in terms of health monitoring and information, greater availability of the offer would be desirable.
患有慢性肾脏病（CKD）的患者必须坚持营养治疗，其特点是饮食方案受到限制。营养自我护理可以通过使用营养应用程序来增强。本研究的目的是评估在意大利可用的针对慢性肾衰竭的特定营养应用程序的特点。
两名学术研究人员在三个意大利应用程序商店（Google Play 商店、Apple Store 和 Huawei AppGallery）中对移动应用程序进行了系统搜索。在确定的 1602 个应用程序中，由 20 名多学科专业人员组成的团队使用意大利版移动应用程序评级量表（MARS-ITA）评估了 2 个应用程序（Miku；MyFIR）。
研究发现，这两个可在 Google Play 商店和 Apple Store 中使用的选定应用程序旨在通过获取知识和改变行为来提高幸福感；但没有一个应用程序可以确定应实现的健康目标。这两个应用程序采用的策略包括：信息、教育、监测和认知行为挑战。技术分析表明，个人数据得到了充分的保护，但只有下载量最多的应用程序（Miku）提供了共享内容、发送提醒和离线浏览的功能。
意大利主要的应用程序商店有两个用于监测肾病患者身体健康和营养状况的应用程序。尽管这些应用程序是免费的、易于获取的、可浏览的，并且在健康监测和信息方面有效，但人们希望提供更多的应用程序选择。
