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Table 1 App and website evaluation summary

From: Map the apps: a rapid review of digital approaches to support the engagement of older adults in strength and balance exercises

App/website name

Evidence for exercise intervention

Yes/no/uncleara

Evidence of effectiveness of app/website

Yes/no

Mean BCT Score (SD)

Score out of 93 items

Quality Rating (MARS score or website quality score)

Apps

 Exercise Plan for Seniors

Unclear

No

2.00 (0.00)

Good (3.60)

 Hearty Seniors

Unclear

No

4.00 (0.00)

Acceptable (3.37)

 Keep On Keep Up

Yes

No

6.50 (0.50)

Good (4.02)

 LifeCurve

Yes

No

7.50 (0.50)

Acceptable/Good (3.50)

 Moves4Me

Unclear

No

8.00 (0.00)

Acceptable (3.46)

 Nymbl Balanceb

Yes

No

6.50 (0.50)

Good (4.09)

 Otago Exercise Programme

Yes

No

6.50 (0.50)

Good (3.57)

 Senior Beginner Workout

No

No

4.00 (0.00)

Acceptable (3.45)

 Spiro100

Unclear

No

2.00 (0.00)

Acceptable (3.38)

 Standing Tallc

Yes

No

8.50 (0.50)

Good (3.78)

 Stannah Balance

Yes

No

4.50 (0.50)

Acceptable/Good (3.50)

 StopFalls

Yes

No

3.50 (0.50)

Acceptable (2.78)

 Wysefit

Unclear

No

1.50 (1.50)

Good (3.83)

Websites

 ageuk.org.uk

Yes

No

3.00 (0.00)

Excellent (87%)

 betterhealthwhileaging.net

Yes

No

4.00 (0.00)

Good (66%)

 buffalorehab.com

Yes

No

4.50 (0.50)

Good (68%)

 caregiverstress.com

Yes

No

3.00 (0.00)

Good (72%)

 caringseniorservice.com

Yes

No

2.50 (0.50)

Fair (50%)

 closingthegap.ca

No

No

2.00 (0.00)

Fair (58%)

 csp.org.uk

Yes

No

5.00 (0.00)

Excellent (86%)

 dailycaring.com

Yes

No

4.00 (0.00)

Good (71%)

 eldergym.com

Yes

No

5.00 (0.00)

Fair (60%)

 exerciseright.com.au

Yes

No

2.00 (0.00)

Excellent (81%)

 fallsassistant.org.uk

Yes

No

7.00 (0.00)

Excellent (79%)

 go4life.nia.nih.gov

Yes

No

7.00 (0.00)

Good (75%)

 healthhub.sg

Yes

No

4.50 (0.50)

Good (73%)

 healthline.com

Yes

No

4.00 (0.00)

Excellent (78%)

 healthlinkbc.ca

Yes

No

4.00 (0.00)

Good (73%)

 hopkinsmedicine.org

Yes

No

2.50 (0.50)

Good (68%)

 mayoclinic.org

Yes

No

4.00 (0.00)

Excellent (85%)

 melioguide.com

Yes

No

2.00 (1.00)

Good (64%)

 nhs.uk/live-well

Yes

No

6.00 (0.00)

Excellent (81%)

 nhsinform.scot

Yes

No

3.00 (1.00)

Excellent (83%)

 pathsforall.org.uk

Yes

No

4.00 (0.00)

Good (72%)

 preventfalls.ca

Yes

No

2.00 (1.00)

Good (69%)

 profound.eu.com

Yes

No

5.00 (0.00)

Good (64%)

 unitypoint.org

Yes

No

3.00 (0.00)

Fair (59%)

  1. Overall quality for apps was assessed using MARS. Interpretation of MARS ratings is based on mean scores rounded to the nearest whole number (1 = Inadequate; 2 = Poor; 3 = Acceptable; 4 = Good; 5 = Excellent). Overall quality for websites was calculated as the mean of the total scores on credibility and senior friendliness and expressed as a percentage (poor = less than 50% score; fair = 50–62%; good = 63–75%; excellent = greater than 75%). BCT, MARS and website quality ratings reflect mean scores of two independent raters
  2. a ‘Yes’ = Promoted exercises are predominately evidence-based (e.g. feature in FaME or Otago programmes); ‘No’ = Few/none of the exercises feature in evidence-based programmes; ‘unclear’ = some of the exercises feature in evidence-based programmes
  3. b Only available for download in USA
  4. c In development and not yet publicly available