The top 3 recommended menstrual cycle tracking apps from Moglia and colleagues9 are listed in Dr. Chen’s article, “Top free menstrual cycle tracking apps for your patients.”10 The top 3 recommended contraception education mobile apps from Lunde and colleagues11 are listed in TABLE 1 and are detailed with a shortened version of the APPLICATIONS scoring system, APPLI (app comprehensiveness, price, platform, literature use, important special features).12 The top 3 recommended patient medication adherence mobile apps from the study by Santo and colleagues13 are listed in TABLE 2. The apps in the Stoyanov et al14 study were evaluated using the 23-item Mobile App Rating System scale. ●
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Patient-facing mobile apps: Are ObGyns uniquely positioned to integrate them into practice?
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