Becker's Healthcare February 10, 2022
Less than half of people over age 50 have never used a health-related app, wearable device or tablet, even those who have conditions that might benefit from them, according to the Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan’s “National Poll on Healthy Aging.”
In August 2021, researchers conducted an online national poll via mobile phone that randomly selected adults aged 50 to 80, some with Type 2 diabetes, about their use and interest in mobile health applications.
The poll found that 56 percent of poll participants had never used a health app. And among participants with Type 2 diabetes, only 28 percent used an app to record blood sugar levels and 14 percent used an app to log medications. Demographic disparities...