Quality assessment of a sample of mobile app-based health behavior change interventions using a tool based on the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence behavior change guidance

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 429-435

  McMillan, Brian ^a   Hickey, Eamonn ^a   Patel, Mahendra G ^b   Mitchell, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Health behavior; MHealth; Mobile apps; Quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMPUTER SECURITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MOBILE APPLICATION; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CELL PHONES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959112730     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.10.023     Document Type: Article

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