Experiences and Results of Applying Tools for Assessing the Quality of a mHealth App Named Heartkeeper

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Martínez Pérez, Borja ^a   de la Torre Díez, Isabel ^a   López Coronado, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Android guidelines; App; Heartkeeper; Mobile health (mHealth); Quality of Experience (QoE)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SATISFACTION; SELF CARE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84941277493     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-015-0303-6     Document Type: Article

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