Abstract Details

Title Analyzing the Current State of Sleep Apps in the App Marketplace and in Literature: A Systematic Review.

Topic Sleep

Presentation(s) P1 - Poster Session 1 (9:00 AM-5:00 PM)

Poster/Presentation
Number 466

Objective

To analyze the characteristics of commercially available sleep-exclusive apps using the Mobile Health Index and Navigation (MIND) apps database published by the Division of Digital Psychiatry at BIDMC for app review.

Background

Over 70 million Americans endure a chronic sleep disorder during their lifetime. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, mobile app benefits have been postulated as a means of expanding patient access to scientifically-based interventions in aiding their sleep disorders. With the increasing adoption of mobile health apps, it is critical that information regarding these mobile apps are sufficiently analyzed.

Design/Methods

Using pre-specified criteria, we identified 106 sleep related mobile apps in the iOS and Google Playstores,and rated them using a 105 question review that is part of the MIND database. Questions focused on: Accessibility, Privacy & Security, Clinical Foundation, Engagement Style, and Interoperability. The features of the 106 apps were compared to a control group of non-sleep apps to evaluate the features and limitations sleep apps bear relative to the remainder of the marketplace.

Results The most common features of sleep apps were mindfulness (68.9%), deep breathing (54.7%), and psychoeducation (30.2%). Regarding functionality, 39.6% of apps have accessibility features and 49.1% can be used offline. However, sleep apps lack sleep trackers (22.6%), exportability features (21.7%), and opportunities to collaborate with one’s provider (7.6%). Only 10.4% of sleep apps have an efficacy study.

Conclusions

Sleep apps in the marketplace are primarily used to help the user fall and stay asleep. In its current state, sleep apps can assist only the user as a self-help tool. The lack of sleep tracking, support, exportability, the inability to collaborate with one’s provider and efficacy studies limit the potential of implementing sleep apps for clinical use.

Authors/Disclosures
Quazi I. Hossain PRESENTER	Mr. Hossain has nothing to disclose.
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Leslie Yao	Ms. Yao has nothing to disclose.
Ananya Sahu, Other	Ms. Sahu has nothing to disclose.
Mia Soviero	Miss Soviero has nothing to disclose.
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Mia T. Minen, MD, FAAN (NYULMC Neurology)	The institution of Dr. Minen has received research support from NIH. Dr. Minen has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Minen has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a First Contact-Primary Care Advisory Board Member with American Headache Society . Dr. Minen has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for PCORI grant on migraine evidence based map for stakeholders with ECRI .

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