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ActiveME
developed by Indigo Multimedia Ltd, UK

English

Cost: £1.49 [approximately €2.15, $2.32]

Intended to help people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) track and monitor their daily activity levels.

“The app is a fantastic way for people to feel in control in managing their condition. Having the app on their phone makes their charts and monitoring information more portable and accessible—which, we hope, will encourage more meticulous use of this self-monitoring tool. The information recorded can then be discussed with their clinical teams, and the data used to inform treatment plans. This makes each patient’s treatment highly individualised, and patients can really feel that they are taking charge of their care.” Northern CFS Clinical Network, UK | http://bit.ly/P26kjp

Tags: Health, Wellness & Care in the Community (HWCC)

Colonoscopy Prep Assistant
developed by WellApps LLC, USA

Support to deal with symptoms/disabilities

English

Cost: Free

Designed for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, and who are scheduled to receive a colonoscopy.

Recommended by the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self Help and Support Group, USA Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self Help and Support Group, USA | http://bit.ly/PFzmU8

Tags: Medical

Diabetes Diary
developed by Chris Bowley, fridayforward, UK

English

Cost: £2.99 [approximately €4.28, $4.65]

Diabetes diary for recording and tracking blood-glucose readings, carbohydrate intake, and insulin dosing.

“I use ‘Diabetes Diary’, look at my trends, and work out the dose myself. I must admit it came in useful at the clinic, when the dietician was trying to persuade me the benefits of eating lots of carbohydrates. I could scroll through, and show her what happens when I overdose on the carbs.” “The other one I use is ‘Diabetes Diary’, which allows me to log all my data during the day. The carbohydrates are in grams. Plus, you can enter all the foods at each meal. It gives all the usual graphs and charts for analysing the data, and will also allow you to back up the data to your PC. I find it good for looking at trends. Some of the others I have looked at seem to geared solely to the USA.” Two bloggers on Diabetes Support Forum (DSF), UK | http://bit.ly/RJMI6Q

Tags: Medical

iBreastCheck
developed by Torchbox, UK

English

Cost: Free

Contains a video on how women should properly check their breasts for cancer. Is approved by NHS Choices as being safe.

"Being breast aware and regularly checking for the signs and symptoms of breast cancer is vital in detecting breast cancer at its earliest stages. It could save your life. iBreastCheck helps women be breast aware by directly addressing the reasons women don't check so often. It includes a video to show how, and a reminder so you don't forget. The information is evidence-based, and tested with women and health professionals." Breakthrough Breast Cancer (BBC), UK | PatientView survey 2012-2013

Tags: Medical

iRecordit Diabetes Sugar Glucose and Health Tracker
developed by Communiteq Systems Inc, Canada

English

Cost: £4.00 [approximately €5.73, $6.22]

Diabetes-management and personal-health app that allows a user to record and track personal health-related information.

“Asks the user to input certain data about their blood sugar and general health, and allows the user access to the visual representation of that data on their BlackBerry, or via email to their PC or healthcare provider. This visual representation allows you to have a daily view of your glucose levels. What’s missing from apps such as this is Bluetooth integration with an insulin monitor. I would like to see the developer partner with some large healthcare institutions to bring this sort of functionality, because automating and avoiding data input will make this app even better, and more effective.” Reviewer on the Diabetic Village social network, USA, linking to comments on the BlackberryCool online community for Blackberry users, Canada | [Source no longer available]

Tags: Health, Wellness & Care in the Community (HWCC)

iTriage
developed by Healthagen LLC, USA

English

Cost: Free

Helps the user work out what medical condition they may have.

“This is a decent personal health record that offers other services, such as evaluating symptoms, finding doctors and facilities, and connecting to hotlines. This app is extensive, and offers an easy way to keep your health information with you wherever you go. It connects with Microsoft Health Vault (not a tool I really like), which is unique to some apps that do not connect to web apps where health information is already stored.” Patient group specialising in helping patients navigate national healthcare policy, USA | PatientView survey, July-August 2012

Tags: Medical

LogFrog DB Lite
developed by Elon Danziger of Amphistyle Inc, USA

Catalan / English / French

Cost: Free

Diabetes management app for recording and tracking A1c levels, blood-glucose levels, blood pressure, carbohydrate intake, doctor visits, exercise activities, insulin or oral medication, weight, and other medical records.

“ ‘LogFrog DB’ is one of the newer diabetes-management apps. For three bucks (less than a co-pay), you get a new spin on the diabetes app. They did away with the clinical feel of filling out charts and entering data, and designed a really visual, snappy, and enjoyable logging experience. ‘LogFrog’ also has great graphs, and export tools to help people analyse and share their data.” Blogger responding to a Diabetes Forecast article in Healthy Living Magazine of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), USA | Source is no longer available

Tags: Medical

NHS Health and Symptom Checker
developed by Mobikats

English

Cost: Free

Allows the user to check personal medical symptoms, and, if necessary, receive telephone advice from a call operative within an hour.

“Good for checking symptoms, and for getting information.” Person living with mobility impairment; UK | PatientView survey, July 2014

Tags: Health, Wellness & Care in the Community (HWCC)

WebMD
developed by WebMD LLC, USA

English

Cost: Free

Contains informational tools that can guide a user in making decisions about personal health.

“You can look up health-related information, and find information that is helpful. But there is not a lot on natural or alternative remedies.” National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Lane County, USA | PatientView survey, July-August 2012

Tags: Medical

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