The most commonly reported mHealth apps used by individuals with functional limitations/difficulties were exercise and activity tracking apps. This was followed by diet and nutrition apps, and then lifestyle management apps. This statistic shows the percentage of surveyed individuals with disabilities who use select health and wellness apps, by functional disability category, as of August 2017.
Percentage of Americans with disabilities who use select health and wellness apps as of 2017, by functional disability category*
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* The Consumer Advisory Network is a nationwide sample of over 1,500 individuals with disabilities, representing a broad spectrum of vision, hearing, dexterity/mobility,intellectual/cognitive, and communication difficulties.
Original question: “Which of the following types of health and wellness apps do you use? (Check all that apply)”,
by disability type.
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