Popular Smartphone Apps to Improve Wellness and Reduce Stress: Science or Snake Oil? (RP402)

In an oversaturated market of commercially available smartphone apps for psychosocial self-care, providers, patients, and consumers interested in mental health-related apps may wonder which, if any, are efficacious. Metrics available to consumers include user popularity and media buzz. When an app purports to be based in science, its “scientific backing” may not reach classical standards of clinical rigor.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research