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. 2016 Jan 21;4(1):e1. doi: 10.2196/medinform.4514

Table 2.

Impact of IT platforms among different disorders (Yes=positive impact, No=no impact).

Disorders Impact of IT platforms, n (%)
Internet Mobile Social media Tele-monitoring Video game

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Total yes Total no Total
Bone, joint, and muscle 3 (3)







3 (2)
3 (2)
Brain, spinal cord, and nerves 7 (8)
1 (2)

1 (6) 1 (6)
2 (33) 11 (6) 1 (1) 12 (7)
Cancer 5 (6)
2 (5)
2 (13)
2 (11)
1 (17) 12 (7)
12 (7)
Nutrition and metabolism 10 (12) 3 (3) 4 (9)
2 (13)
1 (6)
1 (17) 18 (11) 3 (3) 21 (12)
Ears, nose, and throat


1 (2)





1 (1) 1 (1)
Eye





1 (6)

1 (1)
1 (1)
Health hazard 4 (5) 1 (1) 6 (14)





10 (6) 1 (1) 11 (6)
Heart and blood vessel 4 (5) 1 (1) 3 (7)


4 (22) 2 (11)
11 (6) 3 (2) 14 (8)
Hormonal 19 (22) 1 (1) 9 (20) 2 (5) 4 (25)
3 (17)

35 (21) 3 (2) 38 (22)
Immune system 2 (2) 2 (2) 5 (11)

1 (6) 1 (6)

8 (5) 3 (2) 11 (6)
Lung and airway 2 (2)
1 (2)
1 (6)
1 (6)
1 (17) 6 (4)
6 (4)
Mental health 11 (13) 1 (1) 4 (9)
2 (13)
2 (11)
1 (17) 20 (12) 1 (1) 21 (12)
Not specified 5 (6) 2 (2) 4 (9)
1 (6) 1 (6)


10 (6) 3 (2) 13 (8)
Skin

1 (2)
1 (6)



2 (1)
2 (1)
Women’s health 3 (3)
1 (2)





4 (2)
4 (2)
Total 75 (87) 11 (13) 41 (93) 3 (7) 13 (81) 3 (19) 16 (89) 2 (11) 6 (100) 151 (89) 19 (11) 170 (100)