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Automatic market research of mobile health apps for the self-management of allergic rhinitis
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- Anto, A
- Czarlewski, W
- Pfaar, O
- Bosnic Anticevich, S
- Klimek, L
- Matricardi, P
- Tripodi, S
- Anto, JM
- Bousquet, J
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Abstract
Background Only a small number of apps addressing allergic rhinitis (AR) patients have been evaluated. This makes their selection difficult. We aimed to introduce a new approach to market research for AR apps, based on the automatic screening of Apple App and Google Play stores. Methods A JavaScript programme was devised for automatic app screening, and applied in a market assessment of AR self-management apps. We searched the Google Play and Apple App stores of three countries (USA, UK and Australia) with the following search terms: "hay fever", "hayfever", "asthma", "rhinitis", "allergic rhinitis". Apps were eligible if symptoms were evaluated. Results obtained with the automatic programme were compared to those of a blinded manual search. As an example, we used the search to assess apps that can be used to design a combined medication score for AR. Results The automatic search programme identified 39 potentially eligible apps out of a total of 1593 retrieved apps. Each of the 39 apps was individually checked, with 20 being classified as relevant. The manual search identified 19 relevant apps (out of 6750 screened apps). Combining both methods, a total of 21 relevant apps were identified, pointing to a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 99% for the automatic method. Among these 21 apps, only two could be used for the combined symptom-medication score for AR. Conclusions The programmed algorithm presented herein is able to continuously retrieve all relevant AR apps in the Apple App and Google Play stores, with high sensitivity and specificity. This approach has the potential to unveil the gaps and unmet needs of the apps developed so far.
© 2022 The Authors. Clinical & Experimental Allergy published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- ISSN/ISSNe:
- 0954-7894, 1365-2222
- Tipo:
- Article
- Páginas:
- 1195-1207
- DOI:
- 10.1111/cea.14135
- Link para outro recurso:
- www.scopus.com
Clinical and Experimental Allergy Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Citações Recebidas na Web of Science: 8
Citações Recebidas na Scopus: 16
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Keywords
- allergic rhinitis; app; automatic search; Google; Apple; JavaScript
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Anto A,Sousa B,Czarlewski W,Pfaar O,Bosnic S,Klimek L,Matricardi P,Tripodi S,Fonseca J,Anto JM,Bousquet J. Automatic market research of mobile health apps for the self-management of allergic rhinitis. Clin. Exp. Allergy. 2022. 52. (10):p. 1195-1207. IF:6,100. (1).
