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Mobile applications for road traffic health and safety in the mirror of the Haddon’s matrix

Authors: Hossein Aghayari, Leila R. Kalankesh, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani, Mohammad-Reza Feizi-Derakhshi

Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Background

Road traffic accidents have been one of the leading causes of death. Despite the increasing trend of road traffic apps, there is no comprehensive analysis of their features and no taxonomy for the apps based on traffic safety theories. This study aimed to explore the characteristics of available mobile apps on road traffic health/safety and classify them with emphasis on Haddon’s matrix.

Methods

The researchers examined the mobile applications related to road traffic health/safety using qualitative content analysis. Google Play was searched using a combination of the keywords. Haddon’s matrix was applied to analyze and classify those mobile apps residing in the categories of Road Traffic health & Safety, and Road Traffic Training.

Results

Overall, 913 mobile apps met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. Classification of the apps based on their features resulted in 4 categories and 21 subcategories. A total number of 657 mobile apps were classified based on Haddon’s matrix. About 45.67% of these apps were categorized as the road traffic health & safety group.

Conclusions

Haddon’s matrix appears to have the potential to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of existing mobile apps in the road traffic accident domain. Future development of mobile apps in this domain should take into account the existing gap.

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Title: Mobile applications for road traffic health and safety in the mirror of the Haddon’s matrix
Authors: Hossein Aghayari
Leila R. Kalankesh
Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani
Mohammad-Reza Feizi-Derakhshi
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01578-8

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Mobile applications for road traffic health and safety in the mirror of the Haddon’s matrix

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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