The new health apps seem to have been regularized, but their value is not yet clear. In two articles published in the BMJ on April 14, two doctors from both ends of the Atlantic put forward the opposite view of the value of these APPs.
From the perspective of the supporter, assistant professor of emergency medicine from Wake Forest Medical School in North Carolina, and editor of iMedicalApps.com, Dr. Iltifa Husain believes that talking about fitness and weight loss in the consultation room is a waste of time and inefficiency. Clinicians can recommend health apps to give them useful information and provide appropriate services. He provides an example of an app called "Lose it". He pointed out that "Lose it" is a very successful app, and it provides an App-based fat reduction plan that is comparable to the written, or website-provided program. Even in some special cases, the App is better. Iltifat Husain mentioned that in one study, participants relied on APP for an average of 3.9 kg of fat-reducing effect, which is more significant than standard therapy.
He believes that based on the current wide range of smartphones, the functionality of the app is more reliable than the personal digital assistant because it "is a deeper understanding of the patient's life status."
In addition, if health apps and other devices can enhance the management of patients' medical plans, improve comfort and softness, they may also help healthy people to be healthier. However, there are already thousands of people who have saved money to use the unproven app to perform various physical function tests (physical activities, calories, blood pressure, blood sugar, time spent in various stages of sleep, etc.), teachers and students need to respond quickly It is.
"If we are still waiting for feedback on effectiveness, we will be left behind - not only because our patients have started to use, but the industry has even begun to decide which tools are suitable for those people!"
Although there is currently no evidence that a healthy app is harmful, it cannot be taken lightly. The US FDA only strictly controls apps that attempt to upgrade smartphones to medical devices , and not too nervous for other apps.
The serious harm is attributed to the passiveness of professionals. Although healthy people benefit from the APP, they improve their level of exercise and rationalize their diet, but doctors still tell the public what is harmful and what products the public should buy.
On the other hand, Dr. Des Spence, a practitioner from Scotland, believes that many apps are harmless, but they are also useless.
He believes that more and more tests on various indicators of the body will only increase the instability and nervousness of young people. "In the future, there will be a generation of people who are holding a healthy app and are overly addicted to health."
But what do these fans end up with? Arrhythmia, high blood pressure and other issues are extremely normal, but the App has magnified them. The only benefit will be the merchants of the pharmaceutical company and the integrated medical unit.
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