Development, testing and reporting of mobile apps for psycho-social interventions: lessons from the pharmaceuticals
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...
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| author | Naeem, Farooq Syed, Yumeen Xiang, Shuo Shokraneh, Farhad Munshi, Tariq Yang, Mega Adams, Clive E. Farooq, Saeed |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | nottingham-501102020-05-04T17:25:22Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50110/ Development, testing and reporting of mobile apps for psycho-social interventions: lessons from the pharmaceuticals Naeem, Farooq Syed, Yumeen Xiang, Shuo Shokraneh, Farhad Munshi, Tariq Yang, Mega Adams, Clive E. Farooq, Saeed 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. Omics Publishing Group 2015-12-31 Article PeerReviewed Naeem, Farooq, Syed, Yumeen, Xiang, Shuo, Shokraneh, Farhad, Munshi, Tariq, Yang, Mega, Adams, Clive E. and Farooq, Saeed (2015) Development, testing and reporting of mobile apps for psycho-social interventions: lessons from the pharmaceuticals. Journal of Medical Diagnostic Methods, 04 (04). 1000191/1-1000191/5. ISSN 2168-9784 mHealth; eHealth; Digital health; Psycho social interventions; Development; Reporting; Testing; Digital media https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/development-testing-and-reporting-of-mobile-apps-for-psychosocialinterventions-lessons-from-the-pharmaceuticals-2168-9784-1000191.php?aid=65355 doi:10.4172/2168-9784.1000191 doi:10.4172/2168-9784.1000191 |
| spellingShingle | mHealth; eHealth; Digital health; Psycho social interventions; Development; Reporting; Testing; Digital media Naeem, Farooq Syed, Yumeen Xiang, Shuo Shokraneh, Farhad Munshi, Tariq Yang, Mega Adams, Clive E. Farooq, Saeed Development, testing and reporting of mobile apps for psycho-social interventions: lessons from the pharmaceuticals |
| title | Development, testing and reporting of mobile apps for psycho-social interventions: lessons from the pharmaceuticals |
| title_full | Development, testing and reporting of mobile apps for psycho-social interventions: lessons from the pharmaceuticals |
| title_fullStr | Development, testing and reporting of mobile apps for psycho-social interventions: lessons from the pharmaceuticals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development, testing and reporting of mobile apps for psycho-social interventions: lessons from the pharmaceuticals |
| title_short | Development, testing and reporting of mobile apps for psycho-social interventions: lessons from the pharmaceuticals |
| title_sort | development, testing and reporting of mobile apps for psycho-social interventions: lessons from the pharmaceuticals |
| topic | mHealth; eHealth; Digital health; Psycho social interventions; Development; Reporting; Testing; Digital media |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50110/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50110/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50110/ |