Digitale Medizin

» Veröffentlicht am 8. Januar 2024

Prolonged mHealth-Based Arrhythmia Monitoring in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM-PATCH): Protocol for a Single-Center Cohort Study

Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are at increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to ventricular arrhythmias and other arrhythmias. Screening for arrhythmias ...

» Veröffentlicht am 3. Januar 2024

Orthopaedic and trauma surgeons’ prioritisation of app quality principles based on their demographic background

Although apps are becoming increasingly relevant in healthcare, there is limited knowledge about how healthcare professionals perceive “quality” in this context and how quality principles that can aid them in assessing health-related apps may be prioritised. The objective was to investigate physicians’ views of predefined (general) quality principles for health apps and to determine whether a ranking algorithm applied to the acquired data can provide stable results against various demographic influences and may thus be appropriate for prioritisation.

» Veröffentlicht am 14. November 2023

Development of Open Backend Structures for Health Care Professionals to Improve Participation in App Developments: Pilot Usability Study of a Medical App

Efficient digitization in medicine still is in its infancy but undeniably has great potential for current and future challenges in health care. Thus far, the rollout of medical apps has not resulted in widespread use of smartphones in the German health care sector—the reasons for this have not been clarified so far. Nevertheless, the lack of user involvement in the development process and content creation might contribute to low acceptance of these products.

» Veröffentlicht am 7. November 2023

On-Site Visualization of Ballistocardiography Data

We describe the background, features and functions of a custom application for the acquisition, live presentation, and convenient recording of ballistocardiography data acquired by external accelerometric sensors.

» Veröffentlicht am 26. Oktober 2023

Medical Apps for Android and iOS: Differences and Similarities

Google Play and Apple’s App Store dominate the mobile health app market. We analyzed the metadata and descriptive texts of apps in the medical category using semi-automated retrospective app store analysis (SARASA) and compared the store offerings in terms of their number, descriptive texts, user ratings, medical device status, diseases, and conditions (both keyword-based). Relatively speaking, the store listings for the selected items were comparable.

» Veröffentlicht am 16. Oktober 2023

Evidence of Digital Health Applications from a State-Regulated Repository for Reimbursable Health Applications in Germany