review of smartphone apps

Online smartphone application (‘app’) stores were reviewed for apps related to the detection of melanoma, which were aimed at general community, patient and generalist clinician users for skin self-monitoring. We only looked for apps that were aimed at general community, patient and generalist clinician users and evaluated their content and the evidence applied in their development.

Despite their potential usefulness, and while clinicians may choose to use apps that provide information to educate their patients, apps for melanoma detection require further validation of their utility and safety.

Publication
Kassianos AP, Emery JD, Murchie P, Walter FM. Smartphone applications for melanoma detection by community, patient and generalist clinician users: a review. British Journal of Dermatology. 2015. doi:10.1111/bjd.13665