Assessment of Smartphone Apps for Common Neurologic Conditions (Headache, Insomnia, and Pain): Cross-sectional Study.
Mia Tova MinenAlexis GeorgeErica CamachoLeslie YaoAnanya SahuMaya CampbellMia SovieroQuazi HossainDeepti VermaJohn B TorousPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2022)
Although there are many apps for headache, pain, and insomnia, all 3 types of apps have room for improvement around accessibility and privacy. Pain and headache apps share many common features, whereas insomnia apps offer mostly mindfulness-based resources. Given the many available apps to pick from, clinicians and patients should seek apps that offer the highest-quality features, such as complete privacy, remedial features, and the ability to download the app at no cost. These results suggest that there are many opportunities for the improvement of apps centered on headache, insomnia, and pain.