Mobile Applications

"Mobile Applications" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Computer programs or software installed on mobile electronic devices which support a wide range of functions and uses which include television, telephone, video, music, word processing, and Internet service.

Descriptor ID	D063731
MeSH Number(s)	L01.224.900.685
Concept/Terms	Mobile Applications Mobile Applications Application, Mobile Applications, Mobile Mobile Application Mobile Apps App, Mobile Apps, Mobile Mobile App Portable Electronic Apps Portable Electronic Apps App, Portable Electronic Apps, Portable Electronic Electronic App, Portable Electronic Apps, Portable Portable Electronic App Portable Electronic Applications Application, Portable Electronic Applications, Portable Electronic Electronic Application, Portable Electronic Applications, Portable Portable Electronic Application Portable Software Apps Portable Software Apps App, Portable Software Apps, Portable Software Portable Software App Software App, Portable Software Apps, Portable Portable Software Applications Application, Portable Software Applications, Portable Software Portable Software Application Software Application, Portable Software Applications, Portable

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Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Computing Methodologies [L01.224]
Software [L01.224.900]
Mobile Applications [L01.224.900.685]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mobile Applications" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mobile Applications" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 94 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 15 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2013	2	0	2
2014	3	1	4
2015	4	2	6
2016	2	1	3
2017	8	5	13
2018	7	1	8
2019	7	3	10
2020	5	2	7
2021	10	0	10
2022	4	0	4
2023	4	0	4
2024	9	6	15
2025	7	1	8

Below are the most recent publications written about "Mobile Applications" by people in Profiles.

Deck A, Singh K, Caras P, LeClair A, Gore-Massy M, Chiu F, Dantas LO, McAlindon T, Folta S, Kasturi S. Development of a Theory-Based mHealth App for Fatigue Management in Lupus: Human-Centered Design Approach. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 26; 9:e75399.

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Tangkilisan G, Vazquez LR, Fuchu P, Sanders B, Dolata JK, Bedrick S, Fombonne E, Broder-Fingert S, Zuckerman KE. Consensus recommendations for usability and acceptability of mobile health autism screening tools. Autism. 2025 Dec; 29(12):3100-3110.

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Etingen B, Smith BM, Shimada SL, Robinson SA, Higashi RT, Ndiwane N, Frisbee KL, Lipschitz JM, Richardson E, Irvin D, Hogan TP. What Matters Most to Veterans When Deciding to Use Technology for Health: Cross-Sectional Analysis of a National Survey. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 07; 9:e77113.

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Jung HS, Schatman ME, Liongson FAZ, Kritzer MD, Yong RJ, Davis D, Kaye AD, Lee KWK, Issa M, Crowther JE, Bianco GL, Christo PJ, Robinson CL. Mobile Health and Gamification of Chronic Pain Management: A Narrative Review. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2025 Jul 31; 29(1):105.

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Natale R, Howe E, Velasquez C, Guzman Garcia E, Granja K, Caceres B, Erban E, Ramirez T, Jent J. Co-Designing an Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Mobile App for Early Childhood Education Teachers' Professional Development: Community-Based Participatory Research Approach. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Jun 02; 9:e66714.

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Dabbagh Z, Najjar R, Kamberi A, Gerber BS, Singh A, Soni A, Cutrona SL, McManus DD, Faro JM. Usability and Implementation Considerations of Fitbit and App Intervention for Diverse Cancer Survivors: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Cancer. 2025 Feb 24; 11:e60034.

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Denu MK, Shao C, Tak K, Iyengar S, Do K, Nagy NY, Singh G, Sadaniantz KA, Shankara S, Kovell LC. Home blood pressure monitoring and mobile health application practices among pregnant persons with and at risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2025 Mar; 39:101197.

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Kitsiou S, Gerber BS, Buchholz SW, Kansal MM, Sun J, Pressler SJ. Patient-Centered mHealth Intervention to Improve Self-Care in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Phase 1 Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Jan 15; 27:e55586.

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Rong J, Pathiravasan CH, Zhang Y, Faro JM, Wang X, Schramm E, Borrelli B, Benjamin EJ, Liu C, Murabito JM. Baseline Smartphone App Survey Return in the Electronic Framingham Heart Study Offspring and Omni 1 Study: eCohort Study. JMIR Aging. 2024 Dec 31; 7:e64636.

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Liu WL, Zhang L, Djamasbi S, Tulu B, Muehlschlegel S. Development of web- and mobile-based shared decision-making tools in the neurological intensive care unit. Neurotherapeutics. 2025 Jan; 22(1):e00503.

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