The Persian Version of the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS-Fa): Translation and Validation Study.

Saeed Barzegari Ali Sharifi Kia Marco Bardus Stoyan R Stoyanov Marjan Ghazisaeedi Mouna Rafizadeh

Published in: JMIR formative research (2022)

The MARS-Fa is a reliable and valid instrument to assess mobile health apps. This instrument could be adopted by Farsi-speaking researchers and developers who want to evaluate the quality of mobile apps. While we tested the tool with a sample of apps addressing smartphone addiction, the MARS-Fa could assess other domains or issues since the Mobile App Rating Scale has been used to rate apps in different contexts and languages.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
patient reported outcomes