Mobile Health Apps for Improvement of Tuberculosis Treatment: Descriptive Review.
Ulrika S H SimonssonSebastian Georg WichaUlrika S H SimonssonPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2020)
The number of mHealth apps related to tuberculosis has increased during the past 3 years. Although some of the discovered apps seem promising, many were found to contain errors or provided harmful or wrong information. Moreover, the majority of mHealth apps currently on the market are focused on making information about tuberculosis available (29/55, 53%). Thus, this review highlights a need for new, high-quality mHealth apps supporting tuberculosis treatment, especially those supporting individualized optimized treatment through model-informed precision dosing and video observed treatment.