Evaluating an mHealth App for Health and Well-Being at Work: Mixed-Method Qualitative Study.
Elsbeth Marieke de KorteNoortje WiezerJoris H JanssenPeter VinkWessel KraaijPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2018)
Findings from this study provide the following recommendations for organizations that are planning to provide mHealth apps to their workers and for developers of mHealth apps: (1) system performance influences adoption and adherence, (2) relevancy and benefits of the mHealth app should be clear to the user and should address users' characteristics, (3) app should take into account the work context, and (4) employees should be alerted to their right to privacy and use of personal data. Furthermore, a qualitative evaluation of mHealth apps in a work setting might benefit from combining more than one method. Factors to consider when selecting a qualitative research method are the design, development stage, and implementation of the app; the working context in which it is being used; employees' mental models; practicability; resources; and skills required of experts and users.