Journal
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
Volume 6, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.8866
Keywords
apps; control; management; mHealth; stress
Funding
- European Commission [ICT-24-2016-732375]
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [UID/EEA/500008/2013]
- government of the Russian Federation [074-U01]
- Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos with resources from Fundo para o Desenvolvimento Tecnologico das Telecomunicacoes under the Centro de Referencia em Radiocomunicacoes project of the Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicacoes, Brazil [01.14.0231.00]
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Background: Traditional stress management techniques have been proven insufficient to tackle the needs of today's population. Computational-based techniques and now mobile health (mHealth) apps are showing promise to enable ease of use and access while educating end users on self-management. Objective: The main aim of this paper was to put forward a systematic review of mHealth apps for stress management. Methods: The scenario chosen for this study consists of a sample of the most relevant mHealth apps found on the British and Spanish online stores of the two main mobile operating systems: iOS and Android. The apps have been categorized and scored base on their impact, presence, number of results, language, and operating system. Results: A total of 433 different mobile apps for stress management was analyzed. Of these apps, 21.7% (94/433) belonged to the relaxing music category, 10.9% (47/433) were in the draw and paint category, 1.2% (5/433) belonged to the heart rate control category, and 1.2% (5/433) fell under integral methodology. Only 2.0% (8/433) of the apps qualified as high or medium interest while 98.0% were low interest. Furthermore, 2.0% (8/433) of the apps were available on both iOS and Android, and 98% of apps ran on only one platform (iOS or Android). Conclusions: There are many low-value apps available at the moment, but the analysis shows that they are adding new functionalities and becoming fully integrated self-management systems with extra capabilities such as professional assistance services and online support communities.
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