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Oral-Hygiene-Related Mobile Apps in the French App Stores: Assessment of Functionality and Quality

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  • Florence Carrouel

    (Health, Systemic, Process, UR 4129 Research Unit, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69008 Lyon, France)

  • Denis Bourgeois

    (Health, Systemic, Process, UR 4129 Research Unit, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69008 Lyon, France)

  • Céline Clément

    (Health, Systemic, Process, UR 4129 Research Unit, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69008 Lyon, France
    Prisme Team, Interpsy Laboratory, EA 4432, University of Lorraine, CEDEX, 54015 Nancy, France)

  • Delphine Tardivo

    (Laboratory Anthropology, Health Law, and Medical Ethics, UMR 7268, Aix-Marseille University 2, 13344 Marseille, France)

  • Prescilla Martinon

    (Health, Systemic, Process, UR 4129 Research Unit, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69008 Lyon, France)

  • Sébastien Guiral

    (Laboratory Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry (MMSB), UMR 5086 CNRS/University of Lyon, 69367 Lyon, France)

  • Romain Lan

    (Laboratory Anthropology, Health Law, and Medical Ethics, UMR 7268, Aix-Marseille University 2, 13344 Marseille, France)

  • Stéphane Viennot

    (Health, Systemic, Process, UR 4129 Research Unit, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69008 Lyon, France)

  • Claude Dussart

    (Health, Systemic, Process, UR 4129 Research Unit, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69008 Lyon, France)

  • Laurie Fraticelli

    (Health, Systemic, Process, UR 4129 Research Unit, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69008 Lyon, France)

Abstract

Mobile health apps can contribute to increased quality of individual oral hygiene behaviors. This study provides an overview and an evaluation of quality of oral-hygiene-related mobile apps currently available in Google Play Store and the French Apple App. A shortlist of nine apps was assessed by 10 oral health professionals using the Mobile App Rating Scale. Intraclass correlation was used to evaluate interrater agreement. Best quality scores were obtained by Oral-B (3.4 ± 0.97), Colgate Connect (3.20 ± 0.63), and Preventeeth (3.10 ± 1.1) and worst ones by Mimizaur se brosse les dents (1.80 ± 0.79) and Kolibree (2.30 ± 0.82). The subjective quality scores ranged from 2.62 ± 0.61 (Oral-B) to 1.5 ± 0.61 (MSD). Specificity of the content ranged from 3.46 ± 0.84 (Preventeeth) to 1.78 ± 0.47 ( Mimizaur se brosse les dents ). Thus, even if oral health professionals positively evaluated the quality of oral-hygiene-related mobile apps, they are less assertive concerning their impact on the user’s knowledge, attitudes, and intentions to change, as well as the likelihood of actual change in the oral hygiene behavior. Further investigations are needed to assess whether information from these apps is consistent with oral hygiene recommendations and to determine the long-term impacts of these apps.

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  • Florence Carrouel & Denis Bourgeois & Céline Clément & Delphine Tardivo & Prescilla Martinon & Sébastien Guiral & Romain Lan & Stéphane Viennot & Claude Dussart & Laurie Fraticelli, 2022. "Oral-Hygiene-Related Mobile Apps in the French App Stores: Assessment of Functionality and Quality," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:12:p:7293-:d:838491
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    1. Aida Kanoute & Florence Carrouel & Jocelyne Gare & Serigne Ndame Dieng & Amadou Dieng & Mbathio Diop & Daouda Faye & Laurie Fraticelli & Denis Bourgeois, 2022. "Evaluation of Oral Hygiene-Related Mobile Apps for Children in Sub-Saharan Africa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-16, October.

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