Native Apps versus Web Apps: which is best for healthcare applications?
Smartphone applications (Apps) provide a new way to deliver healthcare, illustrated by the fact that healthcare Apps are estimated to make up over 30% of new Apps currently being developed; with this number seemingly set to increase as the benefits become more apparent. In this paper, using the deve...
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| author | Selvarajah, Kirusnapillai Craven, Michael P. Massey, Adam Crowe, John Vedhara, Kavita Raine-Fenning, Nick |
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| description | Smartphone applications (Apps) provide a new way to deliver healthcare, illustrated by the fact that healthcare Apps are estimated to make up over 30% of new Apps currently being developed; with this number seemingly set to increase as the benefits become more apparent. In this paper, using the development of an In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment stress study App as the exemplar, the alternatives of Native App and Web App design and implementa-tion are considered across several factors that include: user interface, ease of development, capabilities, performance, cost, and potential problems. Development for iOS and Android platforms and a Web App using JavaScript and HTML5 are discussed. |
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| spelling | nottingham-317542020-05-04T20:20:51Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31754/ Native Apps versus Web Apps: which is best for healthcare applications? Selvarajah, Kirusnapillai Craven, Michael P. Massey, Adam Crowe, John Vedhara, Kavita Raine-Fenning, Nick Smartphone applications (Apps) provide a new way to deliver healthcare, illustrated by the fact that healthcare Apps are estimated to make up over 30% of new Apps currently being developed; with this number seemingly set to increase as the benefits become more apparent. In this paper, using the development of an In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment stress study App as the exemplar, the alternatives of Native App and Web App design and implementa-tion are considered across several factors that include: user interface, ease of development, capabilities, performance, cost, and potential problems. Development for iOS and Android platforms and a Web App using JavaScript and HTML5 are discussed. Springer Verlag 2013 Article PeerReviewed Selvarajah, Kirusnapillai, Craven, Michael P., Massey, Adam, Crowe, John, Vedhara, Kavita and Raine-Fenning, Nick (2013) Native Apps versus Web Apps: which is best for healthcare applications? Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 8005 . pp. 189-196. ISSN 0302-9743 Web Apps Native Apps mHealth Ecological Momentary As-sessment User Interface User Experience JavaScript HTML5 Android iOS http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-39262-7_22 doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39262-7_22 doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39262-7_22 |
| spellingShingle | Web Apps Native Apps mHealth Ecological Momentary As-sessment User Interface User Experience JavaScript HTML5 Android iOS Selvarajah, Kirusnapillai Craven, Michael P. Massey, Adam Crowe, John Vedhara, Kavita Raine-Fenning, Nick Native Apps versus Web Apps: which is best for healthcare applications? |
| title | Native Apps versus Web Apps: which is best for healthcare applications? |
| title_full | Native Apps versus Web Apps: which is best for healthcare applications? |
| title_fullStr | Native Apps versus Web Apps: which is best for healthcare applications? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Native Apps versus Web Apps: which is best for healthcare applications? |
| title_short | Native Apps versus Web Apps: which is best for healthcare applications? |
| title_sort | native apps versus web apps: which is best for healthcare applications? |
| topic | Web Apps Native Apps mHealth Ecological Momentary As-sessment User Interface User Experience JavaScript HTML5 Android iOS |
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