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Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) is a well-known ranking tool used to evaluate the quality of mobile health applications. In this study, we translated MARS into Persian and evaluated the quality of COVID-19-related applications in Iran. 

This study was conducted in two stages. First, MARS tool was translated into Persian, then back-translated into English, and finally, the corrected version was developed. In the second stage, applications for COVID-19 were searched in Cafe Bazaar, Sib App, Sib Irani and Myket applica-tion stores between July 2023 and December 2023. We used the translated version of the MARS to eval-uate the quality of the identified applications and rank them accordingly. 

After developing the final version of the MARS, we measured its reliability using Cronbach's al-pha coefficient, which ranged from 0.79 to 0.81. Twelve applications were included in the study. Among the reviewed applications, the highest score was related to Corona Virus, with a mean of 4.20. Also, 33.8% of the applications were ranked as good, 50% as acceptable, and 66.41% as poor. 

The present study showed that the applications designed for COVID-19 are generally not of acceptable quality.  A low score in the dimension of engagement suggests that the designers have paid less attention to the quality of the information contained in and the attractiveness of the applications.

Atherosclerosis of coronary arteries is the most common heart disease and indication of coronary artery bypass graft(CABG). After CABG, patients need proper self-care and lifestyle changes to increase their quality of life. The present research aimed to the conceptual design of self-care Android software, focusing on the third phase of cardiac rehabilitation.

This descriptive research has been carried out in two main phases and a total of six steps in order to assess the informational and functional needs of self-care software and design its conceptual model. After searching in reliable scientific sources and guidelines and checking the available Persian software, through the content validity index questionnaire of Lavshe, Welts and Bassel, 23 people from the medical staff with a history of caring for heart patients participated in the step of determining the requirements and the results were analyzed using SPSS Software. Descriptive analysis was done. Finally, the software model was prepared using integrated modeling language and th mind map was drawn.

Sixty two items were identified in 6 general categories (personal information, medical records, interventions, personal health record, essential information, emergency communication). In the phase of determining the requirements by the experts, 52 items were accepted and 10 items were included in the conceptual model of the application program with minor changes and revisions.

Using mobile health in self-care and cardiac rehabilitation will be a suitable solution in order to increase treatment, follow-up and optimal continuation of self-care in patients. By having different functions, this tool can facilitate lifestyle change and help patients in secondary prevention of cardiovascular events and improve their health.

Nutrition recommender systems are one of the most prominent technologies in the field of nutrition informatics that help users to have a healthy diet. These systems are able to suggest the most appropriate foods and meal plans considering the child's physical condition. Considering that children are the most vulnerable age group, one of the most important health goals in the early years of a child's life is achieving balanced and correct nutrition, and as a result this study was conducted with the aim of designing, creating and evaluating a children's nutrition recommendation system.

This research was conducted in 2022 in three stages to assess the needs of the informational elements of the nutrition recommender application. First, in order to determine data capabilities of the program, data needs analysis has been done. In the following, based on the needs assessment, the application was designed and its final version was created. The application was created in the Android Studio environment and then its technical applicability was done using the Nielsen questionnaire by 5 medical informatics and health information management experts.

The required information capabilities of the program were determined and after the statistical analysis of the questionnaire, most of the items raised in it were deemed necessary by the experts participating in the research with a high percentage (90%) and were included in the application program. Then the design and creation of the nutrition recommender application for children 1 to 5 years old was done in the Android Studio programming environment. Finally, the use of Nielsen's exploratory evaluation questionnaire and its technical applicability were evaluated by experts. The average severity of the problems related to Nielsen's ten principles was 1.3, which is classified as minor problems.

Using the nutrition recommender application will be a useful solution to increase parents' awareness of the child's growth status in terms of age, height and head circumference. This program has improved nutritional health, improved mental health, and better growth of children and will play a significant role in preventing the occurrence of diseases by using appropriate nutritional recommendations.

Despite the continuous progress in medicine, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is still a progressive, incurable and chronic respiratory condition that limits the patients’ functions in various dimensions, and significantly reduce their quality of life. In this way, self-care of patients and the use of related tools have a significant effect in disease control and treatment. The purpose of this research was design and development of an android-based application for COPD.

This research was a descriptive developmental type with a practical approach. Initially, based on the study of library resources, guidelines, and the examination of the medical records of COPD inpatients in Firouzabadi Hospital, a questionnaire was designed to identify the information requirements, data items and features of the application. Then it was reviewed and finalized by a sample of 10 (randomized and convenience sampling) internal and lung specialist doctors in Firouzabadi and Hazrat Rasool hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, and then scenario tables and UML diagrams were illustrated to show the overall flow of the application. The application was designed and developed using the Java programming language in the Android Studio 2021 platform. After installing the application on the mobile phones of ten COPD patients of the internal and pulmonary clinic of Firouzabadi Shahre Rey Hospital, and using it for a week, the opinions of the patients about the usability of the application were collected through the QUIS questionnaire, and analyzed. 

Application sections were determined following experts’ survey, personal information items, clinical information, disease management, reporting, and training points, which were provided to patients after design for use and evaluation. At the end of the research, the results of the evaluation of the usability and satisfaction level of the application showed that from the patients’ point of view, the application is at a good level with an average score of 1.8 (out of 10 points).

The developed self-care application can be used to increase awareness, help to manage the disease, increase the level of quality of life, and reduce the complications and disease burden for patients with COPD.

Simulation-based Mobile Education is one of the necessities of the new era as well as an escalating field to meet the needs of different educational systems and levels. Considering the increasing application of simulation-based technologies, and the popularity of Augmented Reality (AR) in the field of education, the present research aims to facilitate the initial steps in understanding the technical requirements and software used in developing these types of apps.

The data required for this research was collected by searching in library resources to identify the commonly used platform/software in designing and developing AR-based educational apps. At the same time, the included studies’ app features/sections were also extracted, and the total of this information was presented in a table. After indicating the mainly used software in the development of these types of apps, a simple app architecture and a how-to-develop model using the most practical software were illustrated.

“3D Model display” and “multiple-choice questions” were identified as the minimum (basic) features of an AR-based educational app. To identify the most commonly used software in creating AR-based educational apps, articles were reviewed, required information was extracted, and gathered in form of a table. The results of the review showed that Unity 3D and Vuforia have the highest usage statistics in creating these types of apps. Finally, a simple model of the process of developing AR-based educational app and a sample output of this type of app were presented based on this information.

Simulation-based education is one of the prominent and growing topics worldwide. Augmented Reality is one of the most renowned and widely used technologies in this field. The results of this study encompass a set of basic features of an AR-based educational app as well as the software that can be used to create such apps. Therefore, this study can assist researchers interested in this field in navigating the simplest path to developing an AR-based educational app by providing them with an initial technical understanding of AR-based education.

Chronic diseases have been increased in the last decade. Treatment of these diseases requires frequent visits to the hospital and monitoring of symptoms [1]. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) as a chronic disease, is one of the most important health challenges in the world, which affects the quality of life and leads to other diseases. The prevalence of T2D has increased with the increase of population due to lifestyle changes. This increase is more in developing countries facing challenges in receiving public health services. The growth and development of digital technologies, including mobile health, have led to their increased use in managing chronic diseases and thus have led to changes in the way healthcare services are delivered [2, 3].

Preeclampsia is one of the most serious cases of high-risk pregnancies that endanger women’s health worldwide, especially in developing countries. Preeclampsia is a specific pregnancy syndrome with a prevalence of about 7-14%, which is one of the three leading causes of death in pregnant women. Preeclampsia is the second most common cause of maternal mortality in Iran and accounts for 14% of maternal mortality. The present study was conducted to design, create and evaluate mobile-based preeclampsia self-care application.

This study was conducted in four stages to assess the needs of information elements, design, create and evaluate preeclampsia self-care application. In needs assessment step, 42 specialists, assistants and personnel related to the subject working in the Amir Al-Momenin (AS) Educational, Research and Treatment Center affiliated to Semnan University of Medical Sciences participated. The program was then initially evaluated by 7 physicians, and finally the suggestions provided by users in the design of the program were applied and the final version of the program was completed. The application was designed in the Android Studio environment and then its usability was evaluated using the opinions of 20 mothers and the QUIS tool.

The information elements and functional capabilities required by the program were determined. In addition, the program established communication between the patient and the provider, also created the possibility of care management and control of the disease process. The performance of the program was evaluated by physicians and experts and then evaluated by pregnant mothers in terms of usability. The findings showed that users were satisfied with the application.

The use of mobile-based applications is a useful way to increase knowledge and promote the health of pregnant mothers and facilitate their access to medical information and acquire the necessary skills in their disease. This program helps pregnant mothers with preeclampsia to control their disease by observing proper nutrition and treatment principles to minimize the complications of their disease.

Due to the high prevalence of attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the problems that this disorder causes for patients and their parents, scientist believe that the treatment of this disorder is particularly important. Among the available treatments, sensory integration and sensory diet has proven to have a powerful impact on the improvement of these children. In the present study, we aimed to design and evaluate a sensory diet mobile application for children with ADHD.

We conducted the present applied developmental research in two stages. First, we performed a needs assessment with 15 occupational therapists; then, the prototype of the mobile application was designed under the Android platform. Finally, to evaluate the usability and satisfaction of users with the QUIS (version 5.5), we tested the application with 12 parents of children with ADHD after two weeks of using the program. Also, we analyzed the data through descriptive statistics using SPSS (version 22).

The participants confirmed the six definitions out of 14 needs, nine out of 10 features of the application, and all 67 exercises. Also, general section of the designed program includes: The patient profile, the definition of attention deficit/ hyperactivity, the definition of a sensory diet, exercise list, weekly exercise schedule, the record of exercise date, and a section for setting. Mobile application usability evaluation showed that the users evaluated the application with a mean score of 8.35 out of nine points which is considered at a good level.

Sensory diet mobile application can be used to help improve children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Cleft lip and palate is a common birth defect that is caused by abnormal facial growth in early embryonic stage. The disease complex causes are associated with various environmental and genetic factors (1, 2). The prevalence of cleft lip with or without cleft palate is one in 700 live births, annually (5). In Iran the prevalence of orofacial clefts is 1.4 per 1000 live births (6). Children with cleft lip and palate may have a variety of impairments including dental problems, persistent otitis media, nutritional problems, and learning, speech, and language disorders (9, 10). Due to the complex nature of facial clefts and the numerous medical problems that patients are involved with, treatment management is required with a team consisting of several specialties (11, 12). This multidisciplinary team usually includes: speech therapists and audiologists, clinical nurse specialists, orthodontists, ENT specialists, clinical, genetic and psychological counsellors. Initial treatment starts prenatally or shortly after birth and may continue into early adulthood (12, 13). Helping parents of newborns with cleft lip and palate in terms of feeding methods plays a significant role in proper weight gain. (3) In addition, in the age of preschool, improving oral health behavior can lead to plaque control in children with cleft lip and palate (15). Information which people obtain through information technologies affects their health-related behaviors and decisions in 33 to 48% of cases (18). Health information technology may provide unique opportunity to improve self-care behaviors, so patients can easily exchange information with healthcare providers and access their necessary information in a timely manner (20). Çınar et al reported that parents of children with cleft lip and palate tended to seek information about cleft lip and/or palate disease on virtual networks such as Facebook (21). Hemati et al showed that happiness-training program had a positive effect on improving mothers' performance in caring of their children with cleft lip and palate (30).
 The main purpose of this study was to develop a mobile application for self-care of patients with cleft lip and palate in order to increase the awareness of parents and patients and reduce their unnecessary visits to medical centers.

This research was a developmental-applied study, consisted of two stages: the first was to determine educational content requirement, and second a mobile based self-care application was developed and evaluated. The sample in first stage comprised 20 specialists in Otorhinolaryngology, maxillofacial and Plastic surgery, and Speech therapy who were employed in the hospitals of Hazrat Rasool, Ali Asghar, and Imam Khomeini. Data collection has been done using a questionnaire developed to determine the educational content. Two answers were considered for each question: necessary and unnecessary to identify the necessity of software options from specialists’ point of view. Each option that received positive feedback more than 60 percent was included in the application. At the second stage, based on the results obtained from first stage, an application was designed using Kotlin programming language in Android environment. The prototype was then sent to 30 patients with cleft lip and palate or their parents to use it for at least one week. Finally, the standard Questionnaire for User Interface Satisfaction (QUIS) version 5.5 was used to evaluate user satisfaction and application usability. This 10-choice Likert scale questionnaire with a score of zero to nine consists of six sections including: user's personal information, overall reaction to the software, screen, terminology and system information, learning, and system capabilities. Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The scores of each part of the questionnaire were classified into three levels as "not good" (0-3), " medium" (3.1-6) and "good" (6.1-9).

Based on results (descriptive statistics) of the first stage of this study, physicians considered all items as necessary with the average score more than 60 percent. These items have three main topics including: different types of cleft lip and palate, disease management at different ages, and parent guide. Each of which includes sub-categories that are all listed in the software. After developing of application, we sent to 30 parents of children with cleft lip and palate who had smartphone through WhatsApp. User must register and enter his/her personal and clinical data first. After one week, an electronic questionnaire link has been sent for users that patients or their parents could fill and submit their comments. The results of usability evaluation questionnaire showed that users evaluated the software at "good" level.

One of the best tools to raise awareness and improve people's self-care skills are mobile-based applications. Studies showed that mobile health could be an effective way to facilitate disease management, treatment follow up, access to information anywhere and anytime, and lower excess health care costs (20). Nabovati et al. reported that using mobile based applications had a positive effect on the health outcomes of patients with asthma. They concluded that all applications included in their study, recorded user data and half of them were educational with reminder (28). In our study, according to participants’ answer, we found out that this self-care application has a positive effect on patients with cleft lip and palate. So, such application could be a practical and satisfying option in order to improve the knowledge level of parents having children with cleft lip and palate, in terms of caring of their children and reduce their anxiety.

Mobile applications are a new method to educate parents of children with cancer. The aim of this study was to identify the educational needs for designing an application for parents of children with acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

In this descriptive study, the information was collected through a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity and reliability were evaluated. The study population was all pediatric oncologists in Iran, Tehran and Shahid Beheshti Universities (16 people) who were selected by census method. The data were analyzed using SPSS software.

According to the result, among the main concepts of the disease, only the methods of preventing leukemia were not identified. Chemotherapy considerations, nutrition and diet management, positiveness, bone marrow transplantation and physical activity management were identified as essential.

Since the requirements for designing educational software for educating parents of children with cancer were met basically, by determining the technical capabilities of educational software, it is possible to help educate the self-care of parents and reduce their problems.

Autism is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders that is diagnosed late due to parentschr('39') unfamiliarity with the disorder. Lack of knowledge of parents is one of the major problems of this disorder. The objective of this study was to develop an educational smartphone-based application for autism spectrum disorder specific for parents.

This study was an applied-developmental one conducted in three phases. First, a questionnaire designed for assessing information needs as well as determining data elements and application features was completed by specialists in the fields of pediatric psychology and pediatric neurology in hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences. The data were analyzed and the application was designed based on the results and finally, in order to evaluate the usability and user satisfaction, it was presented to 34 parents.

The majority of the data elements were regarded as necessary by specialists. The main features of the application included training the signs and symptoms of autism, self-care approaches, and diagnostic screening test for the ages of 6, 12, 24, and 36 months. Usability evaluation showed that parents evaluated the application as good with the mean score of 7.6 (out of 9).

Educational mobile application for autism specific for parents, in terms of diagnosis, self-care, and rehabilitation, could be helpful for early diagnosis and treatment of autism and accessible for training parents. Training diagnosis, self-care, and interaction with the autistic child was approved as an accessible tool by parents.

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a set of neurodevelopmental disorders that affects not only the child but also the entire family. The disorder is diagnosed by observing the child's behaviors and activities. Timely screening and determining severity improve the child's abilities. The main purpose of this study was to develop an application for screening and determining severity of autism spectrum disorder in primary health care centers.

This research was a developmental-applied study. For determining data elements, a researcher-made questionnaire was designed and need assessment was conducted based on the opinions of five pediatric psychiatrists. Based on the results, a prototype of the smartphone application was designed which was provided to 30 health workers in primary health care centers to evaluate its usability. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics via SPSS software (version 16).

The participating physicians recognized all data elements of the questionnaire essential. Five areas included communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem-solving and personal-social were put in the software, each of which with full subclasses and explanations. The results showed that health workers evaluated the usability of the application at a good level.

Smartphone applications could be helpful for health workers in early screening and determining severity of autism in order to enhance children's cognitive and functional activities and reduce referrals to more specialized centers for screening and determining severity of autism.

The incidence of osteoporotic fractures, which leads to morbidity and mortality in the elderly, is increasing worldwide. Mobile health application could empower patients to engage in managing their own health. This has a significant impact on improving health outcomes in chronic diseases. For this reason, this study was conducted to develop a mobile-based self-management application for patients with Osteoporotic fractures.

In this descriptive-developmental study, initially, the data required in this research were collected through searching in library resources, clinical guidelines and application review. Then, a questionnaire was applied by physician to validate and determine the significance of these elements and the rational design of application was provided with the obtained elements. Finally, the application was developed in Android Studio environment and then evaluated.

The main application parts include: Disease prevention information, fracture risk assessment tool and information for self-management in osteoporotic fractures care which was divided into two parts: Hip fracture and other fractures. Moreover, provides functions like exercise program adjustments, reminders and patient records. The application functions were evaluated and was able to meet the expectations.

This is a mobile application with validated content and can be used to help patients with osteoporotic fractures to manage their disease and to obtain self-management skills.

Pelvic floor disorders are a common disease which, with varying degrees of severity, disrupts daily life and also decreases the quality of life of the individual. This disease can be cured by lifestyle modifications and self-care education; on the other hand, smartphones have become a good platform for health services and therapeutic interventions. The aim of this study was to identify information and educational components for the self-care application of women with pelvic floor disorders.

This descriptive study was performed in Yas Hospital affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. According to Morgan table, 30 gynecologists who were randomly selected were included in the study. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire which its validity and reliability were confirmed (α=0.85) and its content was provided by reviewing the scientific sources.

The results of the analyzes showed that from the experts’ point of view the interventional section including reminders, daily activities diaries and targeting with an average score of 4.14 has been of great importance. Since then, the applied and self-care section with an average score of 4.364is ranked second in priority.

According to a survey by experts who play a major role in the management of the disease. The essential components of this application were identified in three main sections consist of: electronic records, the interventional section and the practical and self-care and their subsections.

 Medication adherence in patients with heart failure is low and have a negative effect on the clinical treatment process. Adherence can increase the burden on the health system and one of the goals of care in patients with heart failure is to improve their medication adherence. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of using a smartphone-based application on medication adherence in people with heart failure.

This is a randomized clinical trial with control group in Imam Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 1397. In this study, 120 patients with heart failure hospitalized in cardiac care unit were randomly selected and randomly assigned quadruple blocks without replacement were allocated to two groups of control (n = 60) and intervention (n = 60). In this study, the patients in the control group were under the current care of the hospital. An Android-based interactive smartphone application developed in partnership with the developer, and its management panel site was designed. Patients in the intervention group, in addition to common care, received a smartphone-capable application and used this application every day for 3 months. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16 using independent and paired t-test, Chi-square, Fisher's exact analysis and Cohen effect size.

 Based on the results, compared to the control group, the drug follow-up score of patients with heart failure after using the smartphone-based application was significantly increased (P <0.001) and the effect size was 3.24 with a confidence interval 95% (3.81, 2.68). Changes in medication adherence in the intervention group were significantly more than the control group, which means improving the medication adherence of patients with heart failure in the intervention group compared to the control group.

Using a smartphone-based application can improve medication adherence in people with heart failure. Based on the results of this study, the use of applications to promote medication adherence and management of patients with heart failure is suggested.

Stimulants are among the most dangerous substances because of their physical and psychological side effects. The process of treating stimulant abusers is so complicated that makes the treatment very difficult. The aim of the current study is to identify the bits of information needed for the design and development of a mobile application system and a web-based application program to improve the treatment management of stimulant abusers. 

This study is a cross-sectional study in which the community and the sample are matched. All participators work at Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies(INCAS) as stimulant abuse care givers. The data collection tool was a researcher made questionnaire based on the Likert scale, and its validity approved by experts. In addition, the reliability determined by Cronbach alpha method with the score 0/74 analyzed via SPSS. 

Items that got more than 50% of the participants’ acceptance were identified as the information needed for the system. The most influential items were education and motivational messages with 100% of experts’ agreement. Trauma history and medication therapy, however, got less than 50% and were removed. Other items were put into the study by gaining an average of more than 80% of the experts’ agreement.  

Emerging technologies in the field of heath can play a significant role in the optimization of stimulant abuse treatment by facilitating the treatment process, increasing the patient participation in the process of treatment, and reducing the costs of patients’ lapse and relapse.

Preeclampsia is one of the most prominent cases of pregnancy related diseases that threatens health at global level, especially in developing countries. In Iran, with 14% of outbreak, it is the second most common cause of maternal mortality. The main goal of this study was to identify the information requirements of the Android-based preeclampsia self-Management application.
Materials & This was a descriptive study that was done in 2018 in Amir_Almomenin Hospital affiliated to Semnan University of Medical Sciences in two stages of reviewing the sources and the need for data elements. In the review phase, after studying the articles and study, the data requirements and factors which affecting the prevalence of preeclampsia were identified and a survey of qualified physicians was done by designing a researcher-made questionnaire. This research results indicate that 63.9% of the respondents assigned to the elements mentioned in the demographic findings. 75.9% of them identified health information elements as very important. Also, 77.85% of the research community considered the elements in the lifestyle sector to be of the highest importance. All participants recognized that reminder in the program was necessary. Approximately 33.33% of them reconsidered sport education to be at the lowest level, while 45.24% rated it as being of the highest importance. The information requirements of this program were determined in 6 groups of health history, educational tips, lifestyle, alarms, referral, and reporting. These programs can help pregnant mothers with preeclampsia to control their disease to minimize complications by observing proper nutrition and principles of treatment.