Table 2 A sample of names and types of smartphone apps reported by respondents who selected ‘other’ in response to a question on types of apps used in their daily clinical practice
App name/genre (as reported) | Category | Target condition (MH/neurology/general) | Publisher | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Survey apps | Communication apps | General | N/A | N/A |
3d brain app | Other | Neurology | DNA Learning Centre | Free |
British National Formulary | Prescribing/dosing app | General | Indextra AB | $69.99 |
Consultant-connect | Communication | General | Consultant Connect | Requires subscription by service |
Headspace | Consumer | Wellbeing | Headspace (company) | Free, in-app subscription for more content |
Calm | Consumer | Wellbeing | Calm (company) | Free, in-app subscription for more content |
Medscape | Other | General | WebMD | Free, contains ads |
Mindfulness apps | Consumer | Wellbeing | N/A | N/A |
Observations apps | Other | General | N/A | N/A |
distrACT | Patient-facing | Mental health | Expert Self Care Ltd | Free |
Rise Up | Patient-facing | Mental health | Recovery warriors | Free |
Rio | Other | General | Servelec | Requires subscription by service |
Silvercloud | Communication/patient-facing | Mental health | SilverCloud Health | Free, requires referral |
Stay Alive | Patient-facing | Mental health | Grassroots Suicide Prevention | Free |
Symptom tracker | Patient-facing | General | N/A | N/A |
Wellmind | Patient-facing | Mental health | Blue Step Solutions | Free |
Young epilepsy | Patient-facing | Neurology | Young epilepsy charity | No longer available |