Most are in a demographic that wouldn’t get treatment.
One promised benefit of the Apple Watch is early detection of a heart condition called atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heart rhythm. But most people who wear the watch are in a demographic that wouldn’t actually be able to do much with that information, according to a— most doctors wouldn’t prescribe them the medication usually given for that condition, which is usually detected in older people.
Most research on the health features on wearable devices has focused on whether they can accurately identify a potential problem — like atrial fibrillation, which Apple, Fitbit, Withings, and Samsung watches are Food and Drug Administration-cleared to detect. But detecting an issue is different from being able to do something about it.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has a program that lets patients connect their Apple Watch data with their electronic medical record. For this study, published in February in the, the research team looked at the Apple Watch and clinical data from around 1,800 patients. Pevnick says the findings show that the typical Apple Watch user isn’t the group that doctors are most concerned about — especially when it comes to atrial fibrillation. “If you’re trying to provide some health benefits for people in terms of identifying atrial fibrillation, the key is probably to make sure you identify the right people,” he says. “You may need to go out and seek out the people who would benefit.
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