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Title

PREGNANCY AND MOBILE HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES: ANALYSIS OF SMARTPHONE APPS.

Authors

da Costa Faria, Taimy Castrillon; de Paula Corrêa, Áurea Christina; do Amor Divino, Eveline; Pereira Borges, Angélica; da Silva, Ronaldo Antônio; Knupp Medeiros, Renata Marien

Abstract

Objective: analyzing the characteristics of mobile apps available for download in smartphones related to the gestational period. Method: a cross-sectional, descriptive study, with quantitative approach conducted between August and September 2020 and updated in November 2023 in the Android and iOS operating system. Results: eighteen apps were included and analyzed, in which 72.22% were intended for pregnant women, 66.67% developed in other countries, 83.33% had evaluation above four stars, 66.67% had as main subject information regarding pre-natal pregnancy, 66.67% were updated in the last year, 55.58% did not present the references consulted to elaborate the available content and 83.33% did not indicate the participation of health professionals in their development. Conclusion: the needs for greater rigor in the development of apps focused on the health area, especially those related to pregnancy, to ensure that the available information is dependable and based on scientific recommendations and the respective sources accessed.

Subjects

MOBILE apps; CROSS-sectional method; MEDICAL technology; QUANTITATIVE research; PREGNANT women; TELEMEDICINE; PRENATAL care; RESEARCH methodology; FETAL development; PREGNANCY

Publication

Ciencia, Cuidado e Saude, 2024, Vol 23, p1

ISSN

1677-3861

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.4025/ciencuidsaude.v23i0.66993