![]() ![]() However, these self-tracked data are new to medicine, so it is unknown how clinicians might use such unfamiliar data. Realising this potential is vital as we enter an era of ageing population, chronic disease epidemics, and soaring healthcare costs. From heart rate and physical activity, to sleep and mood, these data have the potential to help clinicians diagnose disease, personalise treatments to individual patients, and avoid delivering unnecessary medical procedures. These devices have empowered a new kind of patient – the quantified patient – to collect data on diverse aspects of their own health. Fitbit and Apple Health are two popular consumer technologies amongst a growing plethora of health wearables and smartphone apps. ![]()
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