For the report, Forrester Research surveyed 4,851 U.S. adults about their opinions on wearable devices in healthcare. When asked about their willingness to share data acquired by a wearable device, 60 percent of participants said they would with their providers while 48 percent said they would with their insurers.
Here are the types of health data that patients with zero chronic conditions said they are most interested in tracking with a wearable device:
- Sleep patterns: 48 percent
- Medication usage: 27 percent
- Heart rate: 50 percent
- Blood pressure: 45 percent
- Blood sugar levels: 36 percent
- Fitness-related activity: 58 percent
Here are the types of health data that patients with two or more chronic conditions said they are most interested in tracking with a wearable device:
- Sleep patterns: 58 percent
- Medication usage: 38 percent
- Heart rate: 58 percent
- Blood pressure: 61 percent
- Blood sugar levels: 46 percent
- Fitness-related activity: 63 percent
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