1 Out Of 5 Americans Don’t Track Any Vital Signs

Without managing our health while being healthy it is impossible to significantly improve healthcare. I’ve already introduced the health trackers I have been using to stay healthy as an attempt of persuading people to do so. Now Withings has come up with the report of a recent survey that had some worrying results. Although 82% of Americans think tracking vital signs at home is important, one fifth of Americans do not track any vitals outside of the doctor’s office. 75% of people would be open to checking their vitals at home if they were a part of a program that would save them money on health insurance premiums Oddly enough, although 59% of respondents monitor their temperature with a thermometer, only 12% could recall it as a vital sign, unprompted. Over 80% of patients recall their doctors taking body temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate.  Only 29% remember blood oxygen level being measured at their last check-up. Obviously, better wearable gadgets are needed which make the whole process comfortable, simple and smooth. Do you track any health parameters? If so, which ones? If not, why not?   Update: Also, here is the infographic Withings has released (click on the image for the original one):
Source: ScienceRoll - Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Tags: Health Technology Wearables Source Type: blogs