Covid-19 and Digital Technology

Mobile Applications Available for Download in Smartphones

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ID21433250
AuthorsNelson Miguel Galindo Neto (0000-0002-7003-165X, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco), Guilherme Guarino de Moura Sá (0000-0003-3283-2656, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco), Luciana Uchôa Barbosa (0000-0002-3351-2075, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco), Juliana De Castro Nunes Pereira (0000-0001-6831-1639, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco), Amanda Haissa Barros Henriques (0000-0001-8735-225X, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba), Lívia Moreira Barros (0000-0002-9763-280X, University for International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony)
Year2020
Volume29
Publication date2020-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTexto & Contexto - Enfermagem (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0104-0707 • E-ISSN: 1980-265X
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2020-0150
OpenAlexW3041493174
SciELOS0104-07072020000100203
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited8

Objective: to describe Covid-19 mobile applications available for download on smartphones. Method: a cross-sectional study with 52 mobile applications on Covid-19, obtained from virtual stores for smartphones with Android and iOS operating systems. Fisher's exact test and Cramér's V were used. Results: of the applications, 45 (86.6%) were developed in 2020, 51 (98.1%) were free, and 49 (94.2%) did not have accessibility for people with disabilities. It was observed that, in 23 countries, 17 (32.7%) applications in English and 14 (26.9%) in Portuguese were created, with a choice of 11 languages, relating to nine subthemes on Covid-19, the majority on “case monitoring” and “symptoms, prevention, and care”, with 17 (32.7%) each. There was an association between the target audience and the subtheme of “symptoms, prevention, and care”, and between patient monitoring and professional training. Conclusion: Covid-19 mobile applications were available in countries on five continents, in the main languages of communication and free of charge; however, with limited accessibility for people with disabilities

Android (operating system) · Brazilian Portuguese · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Download · Health care · Internet privacy · Linguistics · Mobile device · Multimedia · Operating system · Political science · Portuguese · Telemedicine · World Wide Web · Computer Science · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Psychology

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