Table 1.
Number of respondents recommending mobile health technologies to patients.
| Total number of respondents | Open to discussing apps with patientsa | Recommend apps to patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | 10 | 4 (40%) | 3 (30%) |
| Cardiology | 4 | 3 (75%) | 0 (0%) |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
| Critical care | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Dermatology | 4 | 1 (25%) | 0 (0%) |
| Emergency medicine | 15 | 7 (47%) | 2 (13%) |
| Endocrinology | 5 | 5 (100%) | 3 (60%) |
| Gastroenterology | 7 | 3 (43%) | 2 (29%) |
| Genetics | 2 | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) |
| General surgery | 5 | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) |
| Geriatrics/nutrition | 2 | 2 (100%) | 1 (50%) |
| Hematology | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Hospice and palliative medicine | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Hospital medicine | 13 | 4 (31%) | 2 (15%) |
| Infectious disease | 10 | 4 (40%) | 0 (0%) |
| Internal medicine – general | 1 | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%) |
| Interventional radiology | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
| Nephrology | 2 | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) |
| Neurology | 7 | 3 (43%) | 0 (0%) |
| Neurosurgery | 1 | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
| Obstetrics/gynecology | 6 | 5 (83%) | 2 (33%) |
| Oncology | 8 | 3 (38%) | 1 (13%) |
| Ophthalmology | 4 | 1 (25%) | 1 (25%) |
| Orthopedic surgery | 8 | 3 (38%) | 0 (0%) |
| Otolaryngology | 3 | 3 (100%) | 1 (33%) |
| Pain medicine | 1 | 1 (100%) | 1 (100%) |
| Pathology | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Pediatrics | 28 | 12 (43%) | 4 (14%) |
| Physical medicine and rehabilitation | 1 | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
| Plastic surgery | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Psychiatry | 13 | 9 (69%) | 4 (31%) |
| Pulmonology | 3 | 2 (67%) | 2 (67%) |
| Radiology | 7 | 4 (57%) | 0 (0%) |
| Rheumatology | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
| Sleep medicine | 2 | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) |
| Urology | 2 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Total | 186 | 95 (51%) | 34 (18%) |
a
Respondents who indicated “agree” or “strongly agree” to the statement, “I am open to discussing the use of health apps and wearable/tracking devices with my patients.”Note: Percentages are of those who responded affirmatively out of the total respondents within each specialty.