Maintaining good health is the top-most priority for many of us. In fact, there are fitness enthusiasts who are looking for ways in which they can closely track their health and fitness levels. It is in this context that wearable apps have gained so much popularity.
What is a wearable app?
Wearable apps are devices through which you can easily keep a check on almost all your daily activities. Be it monitoring your fitness levels and sports activities, track your heart rate, blood pressure, or check your online transactions. In short, wearable apps optimizes your operational efficiency in a simple and systematic manner. Most of the wearable apps work when synchronized with smartphones, though vendors are also developing stand-alone apps which can be installed without a smartphone. Due to its vast application in one’s day to day life, market analysts predict the global market for wearable apps to grow at a CAGR of whooping 57% by 2020.
How is wearable app changing the healthcare sector?
One major challenge for the healthcare sector is to maintain the database of patients. Be it developed countries or those on the path of development, healthcare is an area which calls for anan immense amount of improvement. Moreover, the use of technology is perhaps is one of the most efficient ways through which the entire population can be brought under the net of prompt medical care. It is in this context that wearable apps are one of the finest things to improve the healthcare infrastructure.
High use of the Internet, along with the increased number of IoT compatible apps is changing the way healthcare industry functions. In fact, our research found that patients too are willing to use wearable devices to give clinicians better insight into their daily activities for better diagnose and treatment. Now, patients are no longer a passive subject in the medical care process, rather with wearable apps, they are actively being involved in the treatment procedure.
Wearable devices like Fitbit, Garmin Vivofit, and Apple Watch Series 2 enable the user to measure a huge range of personal metrics like heart rate, quality of sleep, diagnose diseases, measure vital signs such as blood pressure, and blood sugar levels. The data collected by these devices assists healthcare organizations in knowing the patient in a better manner. Wearable apps, thus, bring the doctor and the patient in a straight line and help in the quick treatment of the ailment.
Are there any challenges in the adoption of wearable apps?
Despite the huge popularity, vendors are working on addressing challenges like the high cost, compatibility issues, and the presence of low-quality apps. To add credibility to their clinical apps, sellers are now partnering with reputed organizations. Also, as many apps are available only for iOS and Android platforms, it becomes difficult for users of Windows to find the right app for their device. Several times users have to compromise on low-quality apps which clearly defeats the very purpose of using wearable devices.
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