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Where digital tools for stroke prevention fail to make the grade
Nine To Noon
English - April 25, 2022 21:30 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As more people turn to apps on their phone to help monitor their health, a new study out of AUT raises concerns about ones being used for stroke prevention. In a first-of-its kind review of the digital technologies currently available for stroke prevention - of which there 2369 - just 20 met basic criteria, were scientifically sound and had evidence-based content. The review, published in the scientific journal Stroke, was led by Valery Feigin, Professor of Epidemiology and Neurology at AUT. Health-related apps are booming, particularly in the pandemic and the market was estimated at US $38b dollars last year. Professor Feigin joins Kathryn to talk about why he believes tech giants should request evidence of scientific soundness of health apps from developers before putting them out there.