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Only 1 in 4 People Over 50 Use a Mobile Health App – And They Tend to Be Healthier and Wealthier

Health Populi

Among seven mhealth tools, the most commonly-used is to track exercise. One in 3 older people who use a mobile health app do so for exercise, followed by nutrition (currently adopted by 22% of older folks), weight loss (for 20%), and sleep (17%). Just over 1 in 4 people over 50 in the U.S.

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Exercise Reduces Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Studies Show

mHealth Watch

Ask anyone what is the first step to leading a healthy lifestyle — the answer that is most common would be to eat a healthy diet that consists of whole foods and following an exercising regime. Understanding how exercising impacts diabetes risk. Most of these men did not have any diabetes and were followed up for at least 7.8

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Why CES 2022 Will Be Keynoted by a Health Care Executive

Health Populi

Beyond tracking activity/steps, exercise and weight via digital means, more patients began to track blood pressure with connected cuffs and wrist-worn devices. More consumers looking at buying new homes were also seeking dedicated home office spaces along with space for fitness and exercise at home.

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Ways mHealth can help GPs manage Patient needs in a lockdown

mHealth Insight

This fascinating Twitter thread by NHS GP Dr Renee Hoenderkamp reminded me how how poorly the RCGP has prepared GPs to manage care in 2020 and got me thinking of specific practical ways that mHealth can meet care needs in these exceptional times (if you have any suggestions please add them below in the comments): “1. To be completed.

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Digital Health Tools Are Finding Business Models – IQVIA’s 2021 Read on the Health of Digital Health

Health Populi

IQVIA has been closely following the growth, investment in, and clinical evidence for digital health since 2013, when I reviewed their first paper on “mHealth” here in Health Populi. . Once upon a time in 2015, exercise and fitness comprised nearly one-half of the digital health categories.

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Wearables for health and wellbeing

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Was it fear of ailments that worsen with lack of exercise? Or to put the question another way, what is it that these devices do that can help maintain or improve health, noting that 32% of baby boomers today get no exercise whatsoever , according to the CDC. Track your exercise. Was it the coolness of the Apple Watch?

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Does DTC Digital Health have a future?

Lloyd Price

Mobile Health (mHealth) Revolution: The widespread adoption of smartphones led to a surge in mHealth apps for fitness tracking, symptom management, and medication reminders. Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR): VR and AR could be used for therapeutic purposes like exposure therapy for phobias or rehabilitation exercises.