Cited by 70Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsDigital Mental Health InterventionsHealth, Technology, Consumer Behavior

Ethical guidelines for mobile app development within health and mental health fields

Jones, Nick, Moffitt, Matthew·2016·Professional Psychology Research and Practice

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Currently there are no ethical guidelines for mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps) despite the rapid innovation and use of mobile technologies in the health care field. As such, we address existing policies from the federal government, development guidelines from the mobile industry, and ethi

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  • Two studies provided ethical guidelines based on reviews of relevant literature, regulations, and standards, intended for development and evaluation of mental health apps.

    “two studies provided ethical guidelines based on reviews of relevant literature, regulations, and standards [12], [100], which are intended to be taken into consideration in the development and evaluation of mental health apps.”
  • Studies report very few mental health applications with an adequate privacy policy or secure data transmission methods.

    “Studies report very few mental health applications with an adequate privacy policy or secure data transmission methods (119–121).”

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Authors
Jones, N., & Moffitt, M.
Venue
Professional Psychology Research and Practice
Published
2016-04
Volume
47
Issue
2
Pages
155-162
ISSN
  • 0735-7028 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1323
OpenAlex
W2319316515
Cited by
70
References
17
Citations by year
2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2
FWCI
13.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Professional Psychology Research and Practice (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Health, Technology, Consumer Behavior
Keywords
mobile health apps, moral norms, app development, mental health, health care, research ethics

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