Abstract
Objective: To characterize the scientific production related to the evaluation of the usability of applications in the health area. Methods: This is a bibliometric, quantitative and descriptive study. The variables of interest for this study were: database, year of publication, journal, authors, authors' titles, Qualis / Capes, impact factor, instrument used to measure usability and area of application. Results: 18 articles were considered eligible for analysis. It was identified that 77.8% were available on MEDLINE; 55.5% published in 2019; 77.8% in the English language; 82.3% international publications; 66.7% presenting Qualis / Capes stratum “A”; 66.7% of multidisciplinary authorship, with a diversity of applicability in the areas of health, with emphasis on chronic diseases; 72.2% used the System Usability Scale; and 94.4% of the studies were considered validated in relation to the applicability of evaluation scales and usability by users. Final considerations: The characterization of the studies enabled a greater knowledge about the usability theme of mobile App in health, as well as evidenced the innovation of this type of study, predominance of the use of the System Usability Scale, the importance of building technologies in an interprofessional way, since enables the user to provide full self-care when accessing healthcare applications.