Development of a Mobile App for Clinical Research: Challenges and Implications for Investigators

Advances in mobile app technologies offer opportunities for researchers to feasibly collect a large amount of patient data that were previously inaccessible through traditional clinical research methods. Collection of data via mobile devices allows for several advantages, such as the ability to cont...

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Published in:JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2022-04, Vol.10 (4), p.e32244-e32244
Main Authors: Chettri, Shibani, Wang, Vivian, Balkin, Eli Asher, Rayo, Michael F, Lee, Clara N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Cancer therapies
Collaboration
Computers, Handheld
Data collection
Decision making
Engineering
Health services
Humans
Informatics
Infrastructure
Internet
Medical research
Mobile Applications
Patients
Researchers
Smartwatches
Software
Surgery
Teams
Telemedicine
Telemedicine - methods
Usability
Verbal communication
Viewpoint
Wearable computers
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Summary:Advances in mobile app technologies offer opportunities for researchers to feasibly collect a large amount of patient data that were previously inaccessible through traditional clinical research methods. Collection of data via mobile devices allows for several advantages, such as the ability to continuously gather data outside of research facilities and produce a greater quantity of data, making these data much more valuable to researchers. Health services research is increasingly incorporating mobile health (mHealth), but collecting these data in current research institutions is not without its challenges. Our paper uses a specific example to depict specific challenges of mHealth research and provides recommendations for investigators looking to incorporate digital app technologies and patient-collected digital data into their studies. Our experience describes how clinical researchers should be prepared to work with variable software and mobile app development timelines; research institutions that are interested in participating in mHealth research need to invest in supporting information technology infrastructures in order to be a part of the growing field of mHealth and gain access to valuable patient-collected data.
ISSN:2291-5222
2291-5222
DOI:10.2196/32244