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TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS WELL-BEING, : - Coggle Diagram
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS WELL-BEING
NEGATIVE
Over-Reliance on Technology
People might depend too much on apps and avoid visiting real doctors, leading to self-diagnosis and potential mistakes
A BMJ-cited 2015 audit of symptom-checker apps found median triage accuracy below 60 % and frequent missed emergencies, highlighting the danger when users substitute apps for professional care.
Creates Anxiety
Constant monitoring of body metrics can make some users overly concerned or obsessed with their health status.
A 2017 Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine case series coined “orthosomnia” after patients became so fixated on perfect sleep-tracker scores that the obsession itself worsened their insomnia.
Not Always Accurate
Fitness trackers and health apps can give incorrect readings or advice, which may lead to unnecessary worry or false confidence.
Data inaccuracies Stanford engineers tested seven popular fitness trackers: six were within 5 % for heart-rate but all were off by 27–93 % for calories burned, meaning users making diet or exercise decisions could be misled.
virtual autism
POSITIVE
Earlier disease detection
Advanced tools can detect symptoms or changes in the body early, helping in the prevention or early treatment of diseases.
Google DeepMind’s AI, tested with Moorfields Eye Hospital, read OCT eye scans and triaged 50 sight-threatening conditions with 94.5 % accuracy, matching world-class ophthalmologists and speeding referral for diabetic-retinopathy patients.
IMPROVED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
Online consultations and telemedicine allow people in remote or rural areas to get medical advice without traveling
COVID-19 surge, tele-health start-up DoctorOnCall partnered with the Ministry of Health to run a virtual advisory portal; the platform logged 2.1 million online risk assessments and 40 000 video consultations in just three months of 2020, letting many rural patients speak to doctors without travelling.
Apple Watch can call emergency services if you faint or heart beat stopped also followed by no movement for about a minute.
Health Monitoring Made Easy
Wearable devices (like smartwatches) track heart rate, sleep patterns, steps, and calories, helping people monitor their health in real time.
The Stanford–Apple Heart Study followed 419 297 Apple-Watch users; its algorithm correctly flagged possible atrial-fibrillation episodes with an 84 % positive-predictive value, showing that a wrist-watch can give clinically useful, real-time heart-rhythm feedback.
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