This statistic displays the reasons why smartphone users in the United States are not using mobile health, as of 2012. At this time, 11 percent stated that they did not wish to share personal health information with mobile health applications. Men were more likely than women to state that they had no need to use mobile health applications. There has been a slow adoption of mobile health apps in the United States market.
Reasons why smartphone users are not using mhealth in the U.S. as of 2012
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
I have no need to access health related apps
27%
I prefer to talk to my doctor (or other healthcare professional) in person about any health related questions
26%
I don't wish to share personal health information with apps like this
11%
I do not find health apps to be helpful
9%
I did not know that they were available for mobile devices
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Ruder Finn. (December 28, 2012). Reasons why smartphone users are not using mhealth in the U.S. as of 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/348712/reasons-for-lack-of-mhealth-use-in-the-us/
Ruder Finn. "Reasons why smartphone users are not using mhealth in the U.S. as of 2012." Chart. December 28, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/348712/reasons-for-lack-of-mhealth-use-in-the-us/
Ruder Finn. (2012). Reasons why smartphone users are not using mhealth in the U.S. as of 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/348712/reasons-for-lack-of-mhealth-use-in-the-us/
Ruder Finn. "Reasons Why Smartphone Users Are Not Using Mhealth in The U.S. as of 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Dec 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/348712/reasons-for-lack-of-mhealth-use-in-the-us/
Ruder Finn, Reasons why smartphone users are not using mhealth in the U.S. as of 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/348712/reasons-for-lack-of-mhealth-use-in-the-us/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Reasons why smartphone users are not using mhealth in the U.S. as of 2012 [Graph], Ruder Finn, December 28, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/348712/reasons-for-lack-of-mhealth-use-in-the-us/
