systematic_review·oncology, public health, family medicine, research methods·PMC10514767
Categorization and Analysis of Primary Care mHealth Apps Related to Breast Health and Breast Cancer: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis
JMIR Cancer · 3 authors, 3 centres
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Results showed that 84.7% of apps were educational, but only 47% included breast self-examination training, 30.5% had reminders, and 12.9% had recording features.
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Results showed that 84.7% of apps were educational, but only 47% included breast self-examination training, 30.5% had reminders, and 12.9% had recording features. The review highlights that most apps were monolingual and in English, limiting accessibility, and that their usefulness is debatable due to the lack of a complete feature set. The authors conclude there is a need for scientific evaluation of such apps to improve functionality and user-friendliness. A key limitation is that the 'number of downloads' metric may not accurately reflect user retention or active use.
