Monday, July 18, 2016
Supported by Commonwealth Fund, Study Shows Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test
A new UCSF study finds that some of the most popular apps for diabetes, depression and caregivers are too difficult to use, especially by underserved populations.
Some of the most popular mHealth apps are basically useless, according to a new study out of the University of California at San Francisco.
The study, published this week in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, finds that the apps aren’t easy to use, especially by low-income and underserved users who should be their target audience. And if they’re too difficult, the user will get frustrated and ditch them...