mHealth Intelligence January 17, 2018
A new study finds that mHealth apps aren’t being used by people with chronic conditions, either because they don’t know about the apps or don’t think they’ll help.
mHealth apps have the potential to help people with chronic conditions manage their health. Yet according to new research, that particular population isn’t taking advantage of those apps.
A team of researchers led by Rebecca Robbins, PhD, and Paul Krebs, PhD, of the NYU School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health, surveyed more than 1,600 mobile phone users on their mHealth use and preferences. The results, published last month in JMIR, indicate mHealth app users are predominantly wealthy and in good health.
Meanwhile, those with chronic conditions or who lack access to...
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