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Evaluating Mobile Apps Targeting Older Adults: Descriptive Study.

Megan M SweeneyWilliam BartonCamille Nebeker
Published in: JMIR formative research (2023)
The results suggest that most mobile apps targeting older adults include a privacy policy. Research is needed to determine whether these privacy policies are readable, succinct, and incorporate accessible data use and sharing practices to mitigate potential risks, particularly when collecting potentially sensitive health information.
Keyphrases
  • health information
  • healthcare
  • social media
  • public health
  • physical activity
  • cancer therapy
  • human health
  • primary care
  • mental health
  • big data
  • electronic health record
  • risk assessment
  • drug delivery
  • data analysis