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Smartphone Apps as a Source of Cancer Information: Changing Trends in Health Information-Seeking Behavior

Pandey, Ambarish, Hasan, Sayeedul, Dubey, Divyanshu, Sarangi, Sasmit·2013·Journal of Cancer Education
DOI 10.1007/s13187-012-0446-9
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Abstract

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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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
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Cancer Education
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2012-12-30
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
138-142
ISSN
  • 0885-8195 (ISSN-L)
  • 1543-0154
DOI
10.1007/s13187-012-0446-9
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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