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To keep you updated on the go, we highlight a free medical app each month!

Librarian reviewers from Saskatchewan Health Authority and Alberta Health Services consider the audience and purpose of the apps, as well as highlighting additional features:

  • In the ‘Evidence’ section, we assess how easily the user can identify the app’s currency and support from the evidence
  • In the ‘Usability’ section, we assess the organization of information and other usability factors that may contribute to user experience

Our complete grading criteria is embedded in the review.

Note: Reviewers are not healthcare professionals and don't appraise the quality of any recommendations within the app. Reviews are not meant as endorsements.

AIDSinfo HIV/AIDS Guidelines

AIDSinfo HIV/AIDS Guidelines
Reviewers  

Catherine Hana (SHA) & Rachel Zhao (AHS)
Version reviewed Version 1.1.4 (iOS); 1.0.5 (Android)
Device & OS used  

iPad Air 2 iOS 12.1.1; Google Pixel 2, Android 8.0.0, Oreo 
Date of review January 17, 2019 & January 8, 2019

 

Image Source: AIDSinfo HIV/AIDS Guidelines, Apple App Store. ​Retrieved on February 5, 2019 from https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/aidsinfo-hiv-aids-guidelines/id1071325300?mt=8

App developer  

Company Name: National Library of Medicine
Contact

contactus@aidsinfo.nih.gov
https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contact-us
Devices

iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
iOS 9.1 or later

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aidsinfo-hiv-aids-guidelines/id1071325300?mt=8

Last updated (as per App Store listing):September 29, 2018

Android 4.0 and up  

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.nih.aidsinfo.guidelines&hl=en

Last updated (as per Google Play listing): December 4, 2018
Country of origin United States
Size 27.1 MB for iOS; 6.7 MB for Android

Specialties / Disciplines

Not specified.
Comments

HIV/AIDS

Health care providers, and researchers working with HIV/AIDS patients.

 

Stated purpose

“The AIDSinfo HIV/AIDS Guidelines app provides mobile access to the federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines. These clinical guidelines offer recommendations approved by expert panels for the treatment of adult, adolescent, pediatric, and perinatal HIV infection, as well as recommendations for the treatment of HIV-related opportunistic infections in adults, adolescents, and children.”

Info found in App Store or Google Play. 
Notes None.

Part 1: Editorial committee, content updates, and evidence grading

Five of the six guidelines contains an editorial panel roster where names and affiliations are provided. The last updated date and last reviewed date are in the “What’s New in the Guidelines?” section.

Information on the grading system is available in the guidelines section on the AIDSinfo’s website. Pediatric Opportunistic uses a modified GRADE. The other five use another grading system. 
Part 2: Source and authorship information for 3 entries
N/A

Organization of information

• Access to 6 federal guidelines on the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related opportunistic infections
• Five of the six guidelines provide options to view brief version, full version, tables or recommendations only
Navigation • Search feature that allows user to quickly find relevant information within a specific guideline
• Spell suggest feature (for searching) available when users are connected to wireless or using cellular data
Extras

• Bookmark feature that allows user to mark a frequently visited sections
• Custom notes feature allows users to save a comment about any section of the guideline
• The app’s Home has a “VIEW MORE GUIDELINES” button which links to the guideline page on the AIDSinfo website.

Internet connection required for use: No; Text search field: Yes; Browsable content by subject: Yes; Advertisements: No; Pop-up advertisements: No; In-app purchases: No

None

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