The Analysis On Mobile Applications For Smoking Cessation Based On IOS System

Background:Mobile health,a branch of electronic health is defined asthe delivery of healthcare services via mobile communication devices,suchas PDA,mobile phone.Recently,with the development of3G,and theincreasing demands of people, technology that integrated medical serviceand information technology,mobile health is widely used in developedcountry,including surveillance,diagnosis,treatment,health management andso on.Particularly,it is a trend to change the lifestyle and health behaviourdue to the prevalence of smart phones and mobile medical applications.Butthe issues that involve in regulation,safety and privacy are raising.Objective:To investigate the definition,classification and consumers’demands of mobile medical application and and figure out existedissues.Then suggestions were proposed by analyzing the externality andinternality of applications for smoking cessation.It is benefit forconsumers’selection to improve the efficiency of applications.Methods:DAFT APP CERTIFICATION STANDARDS,released byHapptique was used to evaluate the externality. It contained4dimensions,including App operability standards(6items), App privacy standards(6items),App security standards(7items) and App contentstandards(13items).Content analysis was used to explore the smokingcessationApp’s adherence index to guidelines.Results:(1)Finally,69applications for smoking cessation was selected inApp Store.(2)All Apps were categorized into5types based on NationalTobacco Cessation Collaborative,including calculators (n=32),calendars(n=7),hypnosis(n=6),rationing(n=4),other(n=20).(3)Generally, externalityof App got lower score that focused on0~20%.(4)Applications identifiedfor smoking cessation were found to have low levels of adherence to keyguidelines,only13,7%had a higher adherence to guidelines,the averagescore was10.6.Conclusion:(1)It is necessary to get the applications evaluated. Theexternality and internality of Smoking cessation applications evaluationscored low. The majority of applications can be normally download,installed and run with varying quality of content, not enough accuracy aswell as generally poor privacy protection.(2)Applications development isnot standardized. of69applications evaluated in this paper, most of themwere developed by information technology companies, and evenindividuals,who did not have any medical backgrounds, nor developmentcompany website links. In the content, App developers should regardClinical Practice Guideline and evidence-based medicine as guidingprinciple.Industry standards and norms are urgent to be established in addition to strengthening supervision. Not only need the developers’qualifications to be identified, but also the establishment of App commonstandards and guidelines.(3)It is necessary for people to select applicationsprudently.