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新冠疫情期间菲律宾的移动应用程序：使用移动应用程序评分量表（MARS）进行系统检索、用例映射和质量评估

Mobile applications in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic: systematic search, use case mapping, and quality assessment using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS).

作者信息

Gonzales Aldren, Custodio Razel, Lapitan Marie Carmela, Ladia Mary Ann

机构信息

Medical Informatics Unit, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.

University of the Philippines Manila, 547 Pedro Gil Street, Ermita, Manila, 1000 Philippines.

出版信息

BMC Digit Health. 2023;1(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s44247-023-00007-2. Epub 2023 Mar 6.

DOI:10.1186/s44247-023-00007-2

PMID:38014368

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9985954/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

In the Philippines, various mobile health apps were implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic with very little knowledge in terms of their quality. The aims of this paper were 1) to systemically search for mobile apps with COVID-19 pandemic use case that are implemented in the Philippines; 2) to assess the apps using Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS); and 3) to identify the critical points for future improvements of these apps.

METHODS

To identify existing mobile applications with COVID-19 pandemic use case employed in the Philippines, Google Play and Apple App Stores were systematically searched. Further search was conducted using the Google Search. Data were extracted from the app web store profile and apps were categorized according to use cases. Mobile apps that met the inclusion criteria were independently assessed and scored by two researchers using the MARS-a 23-item, expert-based rating scale for assessing the quality of mHealth applications.

RESULTS

A total of 27 apps were identified and assessed using MARS. The majority of the apps are designed for managing exposure to COVID-19 and for promoting health monitoring. The overall MARS score of all the apps is 3.62 points (SD 0.7), with a maximum score of 4.7 for an app used for telehealth and a minimum of 2.3 for a COVID-19 health declaration app. The majority ( = 19, 70%) of the apps are equal to or exceeded the minimum "acceptable" MARS score of 3.0. Looking at the categories, the apps for raising awareness received the highest MARS score of 4.58 (SD 0.03) while those designed for managing exposure to COVID-19 received the lowest mean score of 3.06 (SD 0.6).

CONCLUSIONS

There is a heterogenous quality of mHealth apps implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. The study also identified areas to better improve the tools. Considering that mHealth is expected to be an integral part of the healthcare system post-pandemic, the results warrant better policies and guidance in the development and implementation to ensure quality across the board and as a result, positively impact health outcomes.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s44247-023-00007-2.

摘要

背景

在菲律宾，新冠疫情期间实施了各种移动健康应用程序，但对其质量了解甚少。本文的目的是：1）系统搜索菲律宾实施的具有新冠疫情用例的移动应用程序；2）使用移动应用评分量表（MARS）评估这些应用程序；3）确定这些应用程序未来改进的关键点。

方法

为了识别菲律宾使用的具有新冠疫情用例的现有移动应用程序，对谷歌应用商店和苹果应用商店进行了系统搜索。使用谷歌搜索进行了进一步搜索。从应用程序网络商店简介中提取数据，并根据用例对应用程序进行分类。符合纳入标准的移动应用程序由两名研究人员使用MARS进行独立评估和评分，MARS是一个基于专家的23项评分量表，用于评估移动健康应用程序的质量。

结果

共识别出27个应用程序并使用MARS进行评估。大多数应用程序旨在管理新冠病毒暴露情况和促进健康监测。所有应用程序的MARS总分为3.62分（标准差0.7），用于远程医疗的应用程序最高得分为4.7分，新冠病毒健康申报应用程序最低得分为2.3分。大多数（n = 19，70%）应用程序等于或超过了3.0的最低“可接受”MARS评分。从类别来看，提高认识的应用程序获得了最高的MARS评分4.58（标准差0.03），而旨在管理新冠病毒暴露情况的应用程序获得了最低的平均评分3.06（标准差0.6）。