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Smartphone Apps About Crystal Methamphetamine (“Ice”): Systematic Search in App Stores and Assessment of Composition and Quality
BACKGROUND: Amid considerable community concern about the prevalence and harms associated with the use of crystal methamphetamine (“ice”), the increased use of smartphones to access health information and a growing number of available smartphone apps related to crystal methamphetamine, no previous r...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6282015/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30463834 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10442 |
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author | Chapman, Cath Champion, Katrina Elizabeth Birrell, Louise Deen, Hannah Brierley, Mary-Ellen Stapinski, Lexine A Kay-Lambkin, Frances Newton, Nicola C Teesson, Maree |
author_facet | Chapman, Cath Champion, Katrina Elizabeth Birrell, Louise Deen, Hannah Brierley, Mary-Ellen Stapinski, Lexine A Kay-Lambkin, Frances Newton, Nicola C Teesson, Maree |
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description | BACKGROUND: Amid considerable community concern about the prevalence and harms associated with the use of crystal methamphetamine (“ice”), the increased use of smartphones to access health information and a growing number of available smartphone apps related to crystal methamphetamine, no previous reviews have examined the content and quality of these apps. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to systematically review existing apps in the iTunes and Google Play Stores to determine the existence, composition, and quality of educational smartphone apps about methamphetamines, including ice. METHODS: The iTunes and Google Play Stores were systematically searched in April 2017 for iOS Apple and Android apps, respectively. English-language apps that provided educational content or information about methamphetamine were eligible for inclusion. Eligible apps were downloaded and independently evaluated for quality by 2 reviewers using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS). RESULTS: A total of 2205 apps were initially identified, of which 18 were eligible and rated using the MARS. The mean MARS quality total score for all rated apps was 3.0 (SD 0.6), indicating poor to acceptable quality. Overall, mean scores were the highest for functionality (mean 4.0, SD 0.5) and lowest for engagement (mean 2.3, SD 0.7). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates a shortage of high-quality educational and engaging smartphone apps specifically related to methamphetamine. The findings from this review highlight a need for further development of engaging and evidence-based apps that provide educational information about crystal methamphetamine. |
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spelling | pubmed-62820152019-01-03 Smartphone Apps About Crystal Methamphetamine (“Ice”): Systematic Search in App Stores and Assessment of Composition and Quality Chapman, Cath Champion, Katrina Elizabeth Birrell, Louise Deen, Hannah Brierley, Mary-Ellen Stapinski, Lexine A Kay-Lambkin, Frances Newton, Nicola C Teesson, Maree JMIR Mhealth Uhealth Review BACKGROUND: Amid considerable community concern about the prevalence and harms associated with the use of crystal methamphetamine (“ice”), the increased use of smartphones to access health information and a growing number of available smartphone apps related to crystal methamphetamine, no previous reviews have examined the content and quality of these apps. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to systematically review existing apps in the iTunes and Google Play Stores to determine the existence, composition, and quality of educational smartphone apps about methamphetamines, including ice. METHODS: The iTunes and Google Play Stores were systematically searched in April 2017 for iOS Apple and Android apps, respectively. English-language apps that provided educational content or information about methamphetamine were eligible for inclusion. Eligible apps were downloaded and independently evaluated for quality by 2 reviewers using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS). RESULTS: A total of 2205 apps were initially identified, of which 18 were eligible and rated using the MARS. The mean MARS quality total score for all rated apps was 3.0 (SD 0.6), indicating poor to acceptable quality. Overall, mean scores were the highest for functionality (mean 4.0, SD 0.5) and lowest for engagement (mean 2.3, SD 0.7). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates a shortage of high-quality educational and engaging smartphone apps specifically related to methamphetamine. The findings from this review highlight a need for further development of engaging and evidence-based apps that provide educational information about crystal methamphetamine. JMIR Publications 2018-11-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6282015/ /pubmed/30463834 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10442 Text en ©Cath Chapman, Katrina Elizabeth Champion, Louise Birrell, Hannah Deen, Mary-Ellen Brierley, Lexine A. Stapinski, Frances Kay-Lambkin, Nicola C. Newton, Maree Teesson. Originally published in JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth (http://mhealth.jmir.org), 21.11.2018. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR mhealth and uhealth, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://mhealth.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included. |
spellingShingle | Review Chapman, Cath Champion, Katrina Elizabeth Birrell, Louise Deen, Hannah Brierley, Mary-Ellen Stapinski, Lexine A Kay-Lambkin, Frances Newton, Nicola C Teesson, Maree Smartphone Apps About Crystal Methamphetamine (“Ice”): Systematic Search in App Stores and Assessment of Composition and Quality |
title | Smartphone Apps About Crystal Methamphetamine (“Ice”): Systematic Search in App Stores and Assessment of Composition and Quality |
title_full | Smartphone Apps About Crystal Methamphetamine (“Ice”): Systematic Search in App Stores and Assessment of Composition and Quality |
title_fullStr | Smartphone Apps About Crystal Methamphetamine (“Ice”): Systematic Search in App Stores and Assessment of Composition and Quality |
title_full_unstemmed | Smartphone Apps About Crystal Methamphetamine (“Ice”): Systematic Search in App Stores and Assessment of Composition and Quality |
title_short | Smartphone Apps About Crystal Methamphetamine (“Ice”): Systematic Search in App Stores and Assessment of Composition and Quality |
title_sort | smartphone apps about crystal methamphetamine (“ice”): systematic search in app stores and assessment of composition and quality |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6282015/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30463834 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10442 |
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