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Mental Health Mobile Apps in the French App Store: Assessment Study of Functionality and Quality.

Florence CarrouelBenjamin du Sartz de VigneullesDenis BourgeoisBernard KabuthNicolas BaltenneckFanny NusbaumValérie BurgeSylvain RoySophie BuchheitMarie-Line Carrion-MartinaudCatherine MassoubreLaurie FraticelliClaude Dussart
Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2022)
Mental health professionals assessed that, despite the lack of scientific evidence, the mental health mobile apps available on the French Apple App Store and Google Play Store were of good quality. However, they are reluctant to use them in their professional practice. Additional investigations are needed to assess their compliance with recommendations and their long-term impact on users.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • quality improvement
  • healthcare
  • clinical practice