According to a survey from 2022, more than half of people aged 65 or above in the United Kingdom were willing to use health apps, despite only around four percent being recommended to use them by healthcare professionals. The age groups that were most commonly recommended to use health apps by their physicans were those aged 18 to 24 years and 25 to 34 years, at least three quarters of whom showed willingness to use health apps.
Willingness to use a health app and those that have been recommended to do so by a health professional in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group
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BioMed Central. (February 23, 2023). Willingness to use a health app and those that have been recommended to do so by a health professional in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473061/willingness-to-use-health-apps-uk-by-age/
BioMed Central. "Willingness to use a health app and those that have been recommended to do so by a health professional in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473061/willingness-to-use-health-apps-uk-by-age/
BioMed Central. (2023). Willingness to use a health app and those that have been recommended to do so by a health professional in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473061/willingness-to-use-health-apps-uk-by-age/
BioMed Central. "Willingness to Use a Health App and Those That Have Been Recommended to Do so by a Health Professional in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473061/willingness-to-use-health-apps-uk-by-age/
BioMed Central, Willingness to use a health app and those that have been recommended to do so by a health professional in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473061/willingness-to-use-health-apps-uk-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Willingness to use a health app and those that have been recommended to do so by a health professional in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group [Graph], BioMed Central, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473061/willingness-to-use-health-apps-uk-by-age/
