Wired
On October 28th, the MMD Research Institute announced the results of the “Survey on Healthcare Apps and Medical DX”.
An increasing number of people are using medical and healthcare apps for health management in Corona. The most used health care app was the “iPhone health care app”.
Survey period, survey subjects
The “Healthcare App and Medical DX Survey” was conducted from October 1st to October 12th, 2021. The subjects of the survey were 5,984 men and women who own smartphones between the ages of 18 and 69 in the preliminary survey, and 541 people who have used medical / healthcare apps in this survey.
Awareness of medical / healthcare apps is 75.2%, currently used is 24.2%
In a preliminary survey, we asked 5,984 subjects if they knew if there was an app that could use health care services such as health management and diet, and medical services such as online medical care. The recognition rate was 75.2%, and they are currently using it. The percentage of people who have health care was 24.2%.
The percentage of those who answered that they are currently using it was 32.1% in their 20s, followed by 29.6% in their teens and 26.3% in their 30s.
The app function that non-users of medical / healthcare apps want to use most is “health management (vital signs)”.
When we asked 2,603 people who were aware of the medical / healthcare app but did not use it, the most common reason was “I didn’t have a chance to use it (29.2%)”, followed by “Health data. “Because it is troublesome to record (28.8%)”, “I thought there was no merit to use it (18.0%)”.
However, 69.4% of them answered that “there are functions that they would like to use in the Healthke app”. The most common respondents who wanted to use by function were “health management (vital signs)” (47.6%), diet / beauty (30.3%), and “mental (stress) care” (24.7%).
Approximately 40% of people who have used medical / healthcare apps start using the app for coronavirus
When we asked 541 people who have used medical / healthcare apps when they started using the app, about 40% said they started using the app after “January-June 2020,” which includes the epidemic of the new coronavirus. I am answering.
Regarding the purpose and reason for use, “I want to manage my health using data” was the most common at 39.4%, followed by “To increase motivation for health management” at 34.4% and “For diet” at 29.2%.
The most used health care app is “iPhone Healthcare App”
Of the 541 people who have used medical / healthcare apps, 84.1% answered that they are using a multifunctional healthcare app.
When asked about the most used health care apps among 455 people who answered that they are using multifunctional health care apps, the most common was “iPhone health care apps” at 25.7%, followed by “d health”. “Care” was 18.7% and “FiNC” was 11.2%.
Among the top 10 most used health care apps, “d Healthcare”, “au Wellness”, “HELPO”, “LINE Healthcare, LINE Doctor” can provide online medical consultations and medical consultations. is.
When asked if 115 of these app users had received online medical treatment or had an online medical consultation, 26.1% answered that they had received online medical treatment, 17.4%. Answered that “I have had an online medical consultation”.
Source: MMD Laboratory
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Source: iPhone Mania