Dying Wish definition
Dying Wish. OR “Final Wishes” OR “Power of Attorney” OR “Palliative” OR “Hospice.” We selected specific app inclusion criteria based on an extensive review of the description and information included within the apps. The inclusion criteria were: (1) category – for this criterion, we included apps that were categorized as Medical, Health and Fitness, and Lifestyle, and excluded apps categorized as finance, business or gaming; (2) types of documents included within the app – for this criterion we included apps that had one or multiple EOL documents available within the app. We excluded apps that did not include any EOL document(s); (3) cost – for this criterion, we included apps that had no cost associated with downloading or use of the actual app. We excluded apps that had a cost associated with it ; (4) language – for this criterion, we only included apps that had its text displayed in English. We excluded apps with text displayed in any other language; (5) customer review – this criterion had minimal impact on the selection process. We excluded apps that customers stated had “in-app” costs associated with it. All other apps were included. Of the twenty apps reviewed, we selected nine by only considering the inclusion criteria “cost” and “language”, and removing all duplicate apps. We evaluated the cost criterion and only selected free apps. We then evaluated the language criterion and removed all non-English apps. We trailed the apps for a minimum of 20 minutes each, and then independently reported on each apps, using these four dimensions; Functionality, Engagement, Aesthetics and Information. We selected the dimensions from the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) [27]. See appendix 1. We used the MARS 5-point rating scale from “1. Inadequate” to “5. Excellent”, to classify and assess the quality of each app. During the analysis process, we excluded two of the 9 apps because they were beyond the scope of the app review process. One app required a separate online account before allowing the user to access the app. The other app served as an informational database, and was basically designed to prompt users to get an Advanced Directive. No forms were included on this app, nor does it allow for storing EOL information. The final analysis was conducted on 7 apps. We then analyzed the 7 apps using the validated MARS evaluation criteria. We excluded two questions from the quality ratings because they were considered irrelevant and not applicable to the analysis of the ...