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. 2021 May 19;3:618959. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2021.618959

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Adoption of technology over time as it becomes more ubiquitous. Prevalence of modern technology use in daily life is characterized in the context of software and hardware (A) and healthcare (B). In both spheres, adoption of technology has increased over time. Examples included here are: internet usage (A: left); wearable ownership (A: right); participation in video-based telemedicine (B: left); and acceptance of digital health tracking tools (B: right). Stars represent responses from Abbott surveys to DBS/SCS/DRG patients. (1) https://www.visualcapitalist.com/30-year-timeline-world-wide-web/; (2) https://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm; (3) Rock Health Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey (2015–2019).