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Aungst, T. D., Clauson, K. A., Misra, S., Lewis, T. L. and Husain, I. (2014) How to identify, assess and utilise mobile medical applications in clinical practice. International Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 68 (Number 2). pp. 155-162. doi:10.1111/ijcp.12375 ISSN 1368-5031.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.12375
Abstract
Background
There are thousands of medical applications for mobile devices targeting use by healthcare professionals. However, several factors related to the structure of the existing market for medical applications create significant barriers preventing practitioners from effectively identifying mobile medical applications for individual professional use.
Aims
To define existing market factors relevant to selection of medical applications and describe a framework to empower clinicians to identify, assess and utilise mobile medical applications in their own practice.
Materials and Methods
Resources available on the Internet regarding mobile medical applications, guidelines and published research on mobile medical applications.
Results
Mobile application stores (e.g. iTunes, Google Play) are not effective means of identifying mobile medical applications. Users of mobile devices that desire to implement mobile medical applications into practice need to carefully assess individual applications prior to utilisation.
Discussion
Searching and identifying mobile medical applications requires clinicians to utilise multiple references to determine what application is best for their individual practice methods. This can be done with a cursory exploration of mobile application stores and then moving onto other available resources published in the literature or through Internet resources (e.g. blogs, medical websites, social media). Clinicians must also take steps to ensure that an identified mobile application can be integrated into practice after carefully reviewing it themselves.
Conclusion
Clinicians seeking to identify mobile medical application for use in their individual practice should use a combination of app stores, published literature, web-based resources, and personal review to ensure safe and appropriate use.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Clinical Practice | ||||||||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc | ||||||||||
ISSN: | 1368-5031 | ||||||||||
Official Date: | February 2014 | ||||||||||
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Volume: | Volume 68 | ||||||||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 155-162 | ||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1111/ijcp.12375 | ||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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