The App Behavior Change Scale: Creation of a Scale to Assess the Potential of Apps to Promote Behavior Change.

Fiona Helen McKay Sarah Slykerman Matthew Dunn

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2019)

The ABACUS is a reliable tool that can be used to determine the behavior change potential of apps. This instrument fills a gap by allowing the evaluation of a large number of apps to be standardized across a range of health categories.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
human health
risk assessment
health information
patient reported outcomes