#apple’s ResearchKit generates reliable health #data — at least for asthma patients
March 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Health data collected entirely from smartphones can be reliable, research from Mount Sinai Hospital claims. The researchers involved found that Apple’s ResearchKit platform and an app for asthma were fairly accurate when compared to existing patient studies.
Finding and recruiting participants is a big hurdle for medical studies. In recent years, people have started collecting health data from smartphones, which seems sensible given how common smartphones are. But this raises questions about whether data gathered this way can be trusted. Today’s study, published today in the journal Nature Biotechnology, suggests that health care apps may be reliable, at least in regards to asthma. This is good news since smartphone usage is only…
