In 2020, a survey carried out in the U.S. found that 35 percent of adults had used mobile phone or tablet applications to manage their health. The share of users of mobile apps and wearable technology for health reasons dropped between 2018 and 2020, after increasing from 2014 to 2018.
Share of U.S. adults that used technology or electronic health management tools to manage their health between 2014 and 2020
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Mobile phone/tablet applications
Wearable technology
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Question was worded in the source as: "Which of the following technology or electronic health management tools have you used to manage your health in the past year?"
2020 survey data is from November to December of 2019 and reflects consumer attitudes prior to the global spread of COVID-19.
Wearable technology refers to consumer or medical devices that collect information about an individual’s health, such as fitness, vitals and lifestyle.
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Accenture. (August 31, 2020). Share of U.S. adults that used technology or electronic health management tools to manage their health between 2014 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191787/health-technology-use-to-manage-health-in-us-adults/
Accenture. "Share of U.S. adults that used technology or electronic health management tools to manage their health between 2014 and 2020." Chart. August 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191787/health-technology-use-to-manage-health-in-us-adults/
Accenture. (2020). Share of U.S. adults that used technology or electronic health management tools to manage their health between 2014 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191787/health-technology-use-to-manage-health-in-us-adults/
Accenture. "Share of U.S. Adults That Used Technology or Electronic Health Management Tools to Manage Their Health between 2014 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191787/health-technology-use-to-manage-health-in-us-adults/
Accenture, Share of U.S. adults that used technology or electronic health management tools to manage their health between 2014 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191787/health-technology-use-to-manage-health-in-us-adults/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of U.S. adults that used technology or electronic health management tools to manage their health between 2014 and 2020 [Graph], Accenture, August 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191787/health-technology-use-to-manage-health-in-us-adults/
