Published on in Vol 17, No 12 (2015): December

Apps and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Adolescents’ Use of Mobile Phone and Tablet Apps That Support Personal Management of Their Chronic or Long-Term Physical Conditions

Apps and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Adolescents’ Use of Mobile Phone and Tablet Apps That Support Personal Management of Their Chronic or Long-Term Physical Conditions

Apps and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Adolescents’ Use of Mobile Phone and Tablet Apps That Support Personal Management of Their Chronic or Long-Term Physical Conditions

Rabiya Majeed-Ariss   1 * , BSc (Hons),MSc,PhD ;   Eileen Baildam   2 * , MB,ChB,FRCPCH ;   Malcolm Campbell   3 * , BSc (Hons),MSc,PhD ;   Alice Chieng   4 * , MBCHB,MSc,MRCPaed ;   Debbie Fallon   3 , BSc,MA,PhD ;   Andrew Hall   3 , BA (Hons),MEd,FHEA ;   Janet E McDonagh   5, 6 , MBBS,MD,FRCP ;   Simon R Stones   7 ;   Wendy Thomson   5, 6 , BSc,PhD ;   Veronica Swallow   8 , BSc (Hons),MMedSc,PhD

1 University of Manchester, School of Psychological Sciences, Manchester, United Kingdom

2 Alder Hey Children’s Foundation National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 University of Manchester, School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, Manchester, United Kingdom

4 Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Manchester, United Kingdom

5 Arthritis Research United Kingdom Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom

6 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

7 The University of Manchester, Faculty of Life Sciences, Manchester, United Kingdom

8 University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Veronica Swallow, BSc (Hons),MMedSc,PhD
  • University of Leeds
  • School of Healthcare, Baines Wing, University of Leeds
  • Leeds, LS2 9JT
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 44 0113 243 1751
  • Fax: 44 0113 243 1753
  • Email: v.m.swallow@leeds.ac.uk