33% of Consumers Use Mobile Health Apps

Accenture recently released results of a survey on health app and wearable utilization. Here are some key findings from the report:

·         The number of consumers who use mobile health apps increased from 16% in 2014 to 33% today.

·         In the past year the number of consumers who use health wearables increased from 9% to 21%.

·         1 in 5 consumers were asked by a doctor to use wearables to track their health.

·         40% who use health apps have discussed or shared mobile app data with their doctor in the past year.

·         Consumers most frequently use health apps for fitness (cited by 59%) and diet/nutrition (52%).

·         29% of consumers said they prefer virtual doctor appointments to face-to-face appointments.

Source: Accenture, March 3, 2016