Table 2 Awareness of, attitudes toward, and overall usage of mobile health applications among study respondents

Variable

Aware

Frequency, n

Percentage (%)

Respondents’ awareness of mHealth apps

 for medical education

Yes

154

(61.8)

No

95

(38.2)

 for health and fitness

Yes

190

(76.3)

No

59

(23.7)

 for COVID-19 management

Yes

206

(82.7)

No

43

(17.3)

Respondents’ attitudes toward mHealth apps

Statements

Strongly disagree (%)

Disagree (%)

Neutral (%)

Agree (%)

Strongly agree (%)

Mean score

Medical education apps

Information on medical education apps is reliable

1.2

1.2

28.5

0.0

69.1

4.3

Medical education apps are easy to use

0.8

1.6

23.7

51.4

22.5

4.0

Medical education apps are not costly

3.2

15.3

28.9

31.3

21.3

3.5

Medical education apps are a useful source of medical information

2.4

0.8

15.7

51.0

30.1

4.2

Medical education apps save time searching for medical information

2.8

2.4

18.5

49.8

26.5

3.9

Total mean score

4.0

Health and fitness apps

Health and fitness apps are easy to use

1.2

1.2

15.3

59.4

22.9

4.0

Health and fitness apps are not costly

2.4

8.4

23.7

38.6

26.9

3.8

Health and fitness apps are useful for health improvement

0.8

1.2

26.1

42.6

29.3

4.0

Health and fitness apps save my time records and track my health data

0.8

1.2

14.9

49.0

34.1

4.1

Total mean score

4.0

COVID-19 management apps

COVID-19 app information is reliable

0.8

1.2

14.9

57.4

25.7

4.1

Apps are easy to use

0.8

1.2

12.4

56.2

29.3

4.1

Apps are not costly

0.8

0.8

10.8

44.6

43.0

4.3

Apps are useful for pandemic control

1.2

1.2

16.5

44.6

36.5

4.1

Apps save time (e.g., scan-in to enter premises, record local health risk, and check the latest COVID-19 information)

0.8

0.8

9.2

46.6

42.6

4.5

User privacy is protected when using the apps

1.6

1.2

25.7

42.6

28.9

4.0

Total mean score

4.2

Respondents’ use of mHealth apps

Variable

Responses

Frequency, n

Percentage (%)

Apps installed and used to seek medical information

Yes

89

(35.7)

No

160

(64.3)

Medical education app(s) used

UpToDate

21

(23.6)

Medscape

82

(92.1)

DynaMed

8

(9.0)

Oxford Clinical Handbook

31

(34.8)

Epocrates

16

(18.0)

Others

44

(49.4)

Apps installed and used for health and fitness purposes

Yes

97

(39.0)

No

152

(61.0)

Health and fitness app(s) used

Physical activity

87

(89.7)

Food trackers

38

(39.2)

Fasting apps

18

(18.6)

Others

2

(2.1)

Apps installed and used for COVID-19 management

Yes

183

(73.5)

No

66

(26.5)

COVID-19 management app(s) used

My Sejahtera

182

(99.5)

COVID trace

16

(8.7)

Qmunity

33

(18.0)

My Trace

4

(2.2)