Devlina Sarkar, Sudip Kundu
Systems biology of plant metabolic interactions
Journal of biosciences
persons fibromyalgia experience diverse set symptoms recommendations management generally focus multidisciplinary approaches involving multiple modalities mobile apps essential component selfmanagement yet little known persons fibromyalgia use mobile apps healthrelated purposes crosssectional survey n 663 conducted understand realworld use apps among persons fibromyalgia survey included 2 main foci 1 ehealth literacy use information sources 2 mobile app use patterns preferences healthrelated purposes including types apps used usage characteristics apps currently use well discontinued respondents average ehealth literacy measured ehealth literacy scale eheals 314 sd 71 utilized diverse information sources approximately twothirds sample used mobile apps remaining onethird diverse health management needs represented apps reported including schedulingtime management notetaking fitness wellness compared apps discontinued participants rated apps still used higher terms ease use used frequently reasons discontinuing app use included issues privacy effort required lack interest lack perceived quality reasons app nonuse lack awareness howto knowledge indicating disseminating information apps addressing barriers providing user support critical increasing uptake study findings inform app design dissemination perspective article presents persons fibromyalgia use mobile apps manage health findings could inform development digital interventions programs population