Mobile Healthcare Devices Market Volume Analysis, Segments, Value Share and Key Trends 2016-2026

With the increasing penetration of smartphones and proliferation of tablets and other mobile platforms, the market for mobile applications (apps) is witnessing rapid growth in recent years. Mobile healthcare applications are increasingly being used by patients and consumers. As per researchers and medical device experts, using mobile healthcare apps is not the technology itself, but making it part of a well-designed, well synchronized, coordinated-health care process. Mobile healthcare devices monitor consumers mainly for smoking, weight (loss/gain), healthy diet, regular exercise, physical activity, blood glucose, heart rate, blood pressure, cholesterol levels and body temperature.

Mobile Healthcare Devices Market: Drivers and Restraints

Mobile healthcare devices market has boosted the demand for user-friendly and self-monitoring devices in recent years, increasing prevalence of conditions such as heart problems, diabetes, hypertension, and respiratory disease and associated morbidity and mortality rates. Healthcare applications based on nutrition, lifestyle, personal healthcare record (PHR), well-being and personal guidance systems provide health information and medication reminders via a single text or through online medicines. Mobile healthcare devices have created a positive impact on healthcare devices which include blood pressure & cardiac monitors, ECG monitors, multiparameter trackers, glucose trackers, neurological monitoring devices, pulse oximeters, sleep apnea devices to name a few. Mobile healthcare devices aid in minimizing costs by avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations. Penetration of 3G and 4G mobile networks provide healthcare services which is expected to drive the growth of the global mobile healthcare devices market. Misuse of data, uncertainty by the government regulations, low guidance from physicians in selection of healthcare apps and technology infancy concerns could restrain market growth during the forecast period.

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