The Arabic Version of the Mobile App Rating Scale: Development and Validation Study.

Marco Bardus Nathalie Awada Lilian A Ghandour Elie-Jacques Fares Tarek Gherbal Tasnim Al-Zanati Stoyan R Stoyanov

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2020)

MARS-Ar is a valid instrument to assess app quality among trained Arabic-speaking users of health and fitness apps. Researchers and public health professionals in the Arab world can use the overall MARS score and its subscales to reliably evaluate the quality of weight management apps. Further research is necessary to test the MARS-Ar on apps addressing various health issues, such as attention or anxiety prevention, or sexual and reproductive health.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
healthcare
mental health
public health
physical activity
health information
body mass index
quality improvement
working memory
body composition
weight loss
emergency department
human health
weight gain