June 25, 2020

Observational Study of UK Mobile Health Apps for COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

• A UK-based study evaluated 82 mobile phone apps released in response to COVID-19 using the Systems Wide Analysis of mobile health-related technologies (SWAT) tool and found that the highest scores were achieved by apps from healthcare organizations such as the National Health Service (NHS) and WHO. Thirty-eight of the apps provided COVID-19 information, 10 were for contact tracing, seven were diagnostic tools, and the remainder had other purposes. 

Chidambaram et al. (June 24, 2020). Observational Study of UK Mobile Health Apps for COVID-19. The Lancet Digital Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(20)30144-8