ABOUT THIS STORY
As technology usage is becoming more ingrained in our daily lives, we believe that the time spent interacting with technology, and the content consumed through it, may be impacting people's health.
To explore this topic, we focused on four points at which technology and health intersect:
mood, sleep, fitness and social interaction.
Through a combination of research, data analysis and face-to-face conversations, we have analyzed some of the ways in which technology both benefits and harms people's health, and gained a deeper understanding of how people interact with — and feel about — technology.
“Mobile technologies are a means for providing individual level support to health care consumers.”
-Free et. al.
"It is easy for me to use smartphones, tablets, or computers."
-52.2% of a survey agree strongly
“The features of mobile technologies that may make them particularly appropriate for providing individual level of support to health care consumers relate to their popularity, their mobility, and their technological capabilities.”
-Free et. al.
“The technological functions that have been utilized for health care consumers include text messages (SMS), software applications, and multiple media (SMS, photos) interventions.”
-Free et. al.