Naeem, F, Syed, Y, Xiang, S, Shokraneh, F, Munshi, T, Yang, M, Adams, C.F. and Farooq, S (2015) Development, Testing and Reporting of Mobile Apps for Psycho-social Interventions: Lessons from the Pharmaceuticals. Journal of Medical Diagnostic Methods, 4 (4). ISSN 2168-9784

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Abstract

The mobile Health offers great potential for delivery of Psycho-social Interventions. So far, the researchers have focused mainly on efficacy, and to some extent feasibility of Psycho-social Interventions. Poor reporting of development and initial testing has been highlighted in the recent published literature. This is not surprising considering the lack of guidance from the national regulatory agencies in developed countries. A lack of standard ways of development and testing of apps makes scientific evaluation of the intervention and replicability almost impossible. Replicabiliy is an essential component of good science. We are proposing a pathway to develop, test and report new mobile apps that deliver Psycho-social Intervention, that is based on current practices of approval of new drugs by the US, Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This proposed process consists of modifications in the current app development process, i.e., planning, alpha and beta testing. We are also suggesting an additional delta stage of testing. We note the advantages and limitations in using such approach.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This is the accepted author manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) is available online via OMICS International at https://doi.org/10.4172/2168-9784.1000191 Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher.
Uncontrolled Keywords: mHealth; eHealth; Digital Health; Psycho social interventions; Development; Reporting; Testing; Digital Media
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Primary Care Health Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2017 09:42
Last Modified: 10 Dec 2018 15:38
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/2969

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