The German Version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS-G): Development and Validation Study.

Eva-Maria Messner Yannik Terhorst Antonia Barke Harald Baumeister Stoyan R Stoyanov Leanne M Hides David John Kavanagh Ruediger Pryss Lasse Bosse Sander Thomas Probst

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2020)

The MARS-G is a reliable and valid tool for experts and stakeholders to assess the quality of health apps in German-speaking populations. The overall score is a reliable quality indicator. However, further studies are needed to assess the factorial structure of the MARS and MARS-G.

Keyphrases

public health
healthcare
psychometric properties
mental health
health information
risk assessment
climate change
health promotion