%0 Journal Article %1 noauthororeditor %A Shati, Asmaa %D 2020 %J Health Informatics: An International Journal %K (PSD) MOH Persuasion Persuasive The apps design features health informatics mHealth model persuasive systems %N 1 %P 13 %R 10.5121/hiij.2020.9101 %T MHEALTH APPLICATIONS DEVELOPED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOR PUBLIC USERS INKSA: A PERSUASIVE SYSTEMS DESIGN EVALUATION %U https://aircconline.com/hiij/V9N1/9120hiij01.pdf %V 9 %X mHealth applications have shown promise in supporting the delivery of health services in peoples’ daily life. Recently, the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (MOH) has launched several mHealth applications to develop work mechanisms. Our study aimed to identify and understand the design of mHealth apps by classifying their persuasive features using the Persuasive Systems Design (PSD) model and expert evaluation method. This paper presents the distinct persuasive features applied in recent applications launched by MOH for public users called “Sehha & Mawid” Apps. The results revealed the extensive use of persuasive features; particularly features related to credibility support, dialogue support and primary task support respectively. The implementation and design of social support features were found to be poor; this could be due to the nature of the apps or lack of knowledge from the developers’ perspectives. The findings suggest some features that may improve the persuasion for the evaluated apps.

@article{noauthororeditor, abstract = {mHealth applications have shown promise in supporting the delivery of health services in peoples’ daily life. Recently, the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (MOH) has launched several mHealth applications to develop work mechanisms. Our study aimed to identify and understand the design of mHealth apps by classifying their persuasive features using the Persuasive Systems Design (PSD) model and expert evaluation method. This paper presents the distinct persuasive features applied in recent applications launched by MOH for public users called “Sehha & Mawid” Apps. The results revealed the extensive use of persuasive features; particularly features related to credibility support, dialogue support and primary task support respectively. The implementation and design of social support features were found to be poor; this could be due to the nature of the apps or lack of knowledge from the developers’ perspectives. The findings suggest some features that may improve the persuasion for the evaluated apps. }, added-at = {2020-08-05T10:57:24.000+0200}, author = {Shati, Asmaa}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20f5ca3bc4bb9215061ea6bec3cb6b70b/jeffrenna}, doi = {10.5121/hiij.2020.9101}, interhash = {966c8fb8e7af0c7e4c98e3f42ad6b7f4}, intrahash = {0f5ca3bc4bb9215061ea6bec3cb6b70b}, issn = {2319 - 2046}, journal = {Health Informatics: An International Journal}, keywords = {(PSD) MOH Persuasion Persuasive The apps design features health informatics mHealth model persuasive systems}, language = {English}, month = {february}, number = 1, pages = 13, timestamp = {2020-08-05T10:57:24.000+0200}, title = {MHEALTH APPLICATIONS DEVELOPED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOR PUBLIC USERS INKSA: A PERSUASIVE SYSTEMS DESIGN EVALUATION}, url = {https://aircconline.com/hiij/V9N1/9120hiij01.pdf}, volume = 9, year = 2020 }