Health Populi November 2, 2023
“Do personal health trackers belong in the doctor’s office?” Software Advice wondered.
“Yes,” the company’s latest consumer survey found, details of which are discussed in a report published on their website.
Unique to this study is the patient sample polled: Software Advice surveyed 876 patients in September 2023 to gauge their perspectives on wearable tech and health. Note that the patient sample was limited to consumers who had seen a health care provider in the past two years and who also owned and used a personal wearable health device such as an Apple Watch or Fitbit.
Thus, the responses shared here were collected among a relatively more health-engaged consumer who has also been keen to use wearable health technologies in...