pISSN 1226-6051
eISSN 2508-786X
eISSN 2508-786X
App selection criteria
| Inclusion criteria |
| 1. App retrieved on Google Play Store or iPhone App Store by the following search terms: dietary supplement, health functional food, |
| nutritional supplement, vitamin, natural medicine, natural products, herb |
| 2. App available in English or Korean language |
| 3. App that is last updated (or launched) after July 2019 (within 2 years of the search date) |
| Exclusion criteria |
| 1. App aimed only at product sales (i.e. App that includes ~ Store, ~ Shop, ~ Shopping, ~ Mall, ~ Market, etc in the app title) |
| 2. App that is not relevant to dietary supplements, does not provide information on dietary supplements (i.e. information on herbal plants only), |
| or only provides information on non-human use (i.e. animals) |
| 3. App that simply serves as medication administration reminders |
| 4. App that does not run or is not downloadable after three separate attempts |
| 5. App that includes dietary supplement information at a minimum and/or information other than dietary supplement is mainly provided |
| 6. App available in languages other than English or Korean |
| 7. App intended only for healthcare professionals and not for consumers or the general public |
| 8. App with no update record or that is not updated (or launched) within 2 years |
| 9. App that requires subscriptions outside the app to use the content |
| 10. App with less than 100 or unknown installation counts |
| 11. App with no user star ratings |