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Smartphone Apps as a Source of Cancer Information: Changing Trends in Health Information-Seeking Behavior
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There is an increased interest in smartphone applications as a tool for delivery of health-care information. There have been no studies which evaluated the availability and content of cancer-related smartphone applications. This study aims to identify and analyze cancer-related applications available on the Apple iTunes platform. The Apple iTunes store was searched for cancer-related smartphone applications on July 29, 2011. The content of the applications was analyzed for cost, type of information, validity, and involvement of health-care agencies. A total of 77 relevant applications were identified. There were 24.6 % apps uploaded by health-care agencies, and 36 % of the apps were aimed at health-care workers. Among the apps, 55.8 % provided scientifically validated data. The difference in scientific validity between the apps aimed at general population versus health-care professionals was statistically significant (P < 0.01). Seventy-nine percent of the apps uploaded by health-care agencies were found to be backed by scientific data. There is lack of cancer-related applications with scientifically backed data. There is a need to improve the accountability and reliability of cancer-related smartphone applications and encourage participation by health-care agencies to ensure patient safety.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pandey, A., Hasan, S., Dubey, D., & Sarangi, S.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- University College of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Corresponding author
- Pandey, Ambarish
- Venue
- Journal of Cancer Education
- Published
- 2012-12-30
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 138-142
- ISSN
- 0885-8195 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-0154
- OpenAlex
- W2061397725
- Cited by
- 213
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 27 · 2015: 27 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 5
- FWCI
- 25.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Cancer Education (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Keywords
- health information seeking, health care agencies, healthcare workers, patient safety, health information reliability
- MeSH terms
- Delivery of Health Care, Humans, Medical Informatics Applications, Neoplasms, Software, Health Behavior, Cell Phone, Information Seeking Behavior
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