Patients With Chronic Illness Want Mobile Technology Health Care Solutions

A recent study, based in the United Kingdom, found that the majority of individuals with chronic health conditions are interested in utilizing phone-based or e-mail/internet-based mobile technology as part of their health care – regardless of age, access to care, or health status. In general, most individuals with chronic conditions reported that phone- and internet-based technologies were widely available to them and that they had confidence in their ability to use the technologies. Concerns about using mobile technologies included the lack of face-to-face contact with a health care professional and security risks. In spite . . .