Mobile Health Access and Use Among Individuals With or At Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: 2018 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS).

ABSTRACT: Background Mobile health (mHealth) technologies can deliver interventions to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD), but mHealth uptake among those with or at risk for CVD remains incompletely explored. Therefore, in this group, we assessed the prevalence of mHealth access and usage, and the association between CVD risk and mHealth uptake. Methods and Results Data were from 3248 adults in the 2018 Health Information National Trends Survey. We defined CVD risk as reporting a heart condition, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and/or current smoking (n=1903). Multivariable logistic regression, adjusting for demographics, was used to assess the relationship between CVD risk and mHealth uptake. Most individuals with CVD risk owned a smartphone (73%, 95% CI: 69%-76%) and 48% (95% CI: 44%

SUBMITTER: Shan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6951076 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature