Why use health apps? The 7 types of digital health users

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The Bertelsmann Stiftung examined the market for digital health applications and identified 7 types of users of health apps.

According to the Bertelsmann Stiftung, 29 percent of Germans have health apps installed on their smartphones. But what do they use health apps and health applications for?

The 7 types use health apps to:

  1. Obtain information about health (health portals).

  2. health-related information selectively (symptom checker, hearing Review)

  3. or to record and evaluate continuously (chronicle diaries, medication reminder).

  4. to complement their treatment or for prevention (online tutorials).

  5. manage your health data and reports (electronic patient record).

  6. Organize your health (make an appointment online).

  7. Shopping for health products (online pharmacy).

Photo credits: © Bertelsmann Stiftung

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