Patient-Centered Approach to Prescribing Wearable Medical Devices

Wearable medical devices have enabled patients to play an increasing role in their healthcare, but the devices aren’t without flaws. Software Advice recently surveyed 450 patients in the US with prescribed medical devices to get their input on their wearables. The results showed that 20% find their wearable hard to use, and almost 90% have recorded inaccurate data on it.

According to Software Advice, “Of these, 85% said the error occurred because the user interface was hard to understand. Despite challenges, patients still see the benefits of wearables: 49% of patients cited the biggest benefit of their wearable as a better understanding of their own health”

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(Source: Software Advice, March 2^nd, 2022)