Many (80%) comfortably download apps and try new ones regularly (32%).
Another 29% use them to monitor their health, and 29% do so for personal goal setting.
Just 13% say apps are useful to manage personal health records.
Often older adults listen to friends and family for recommendations (43%).
Other barriers involve concerns over data security and how to decide which machine is right for them.
Findings from the AARP survey highlight the need for consumer education and trusted guidance around this technology.
All who participated in the online survey owned smartphones and/or tablets.
They also had an interest in a health or wellness app and were comfortable downloading it on their rig.
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