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Cleveland Clinic Survey use such technology. Notably, a quarter (23 percent) of Americans after using wearable technology to monitor their health.

• 50 percent are getting in more steps per day than they
Most Americans Using Health Monitoring said they use monitoring technology to find motivation and/or used to.
accountability for achieving their daily activity goals.
Technology Are Experiencing Significant “It is encouraging that Americans are embracing the use • 34 percent are improving their eating habits.
Physical And Mental Benefits of AI technology and recognize how it can benefit their heart • 27 percent are more intentional about finding time to
health,” said Yasser Rodriguez, M.D., an electrophysiologist de-stress and relax.
National Survey Also Finds Three In Five Americans Believe with Cleveland Clinic Florida. “As these tools become more The survey was conducted as part of Cleveland Clinic
That AI Will Lead To Better Heart Care widely available, we want our patients to know that it is Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute’s Love your Heart
As advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) important to consult their physician for guidance and assistance consumer education campaign in celebration of American
continue to revolutionize healthcare, findings from a new with using them.” Heart Month in February. Cleveland Clinic has been
national Cleveland Clinic survey illustrate how Americans Most Americans using health monitoring technology are ranked the No. 1 hospital in the country for cardiology
feel about the emerging role of AI in healthcare with three experiencing significant physical and mental benefits, according and cardiac surgery for 29 years in a row by U.S. News &
in five Americans believing that AI will lead to better to the survey responses. Four in five users (79 percent) have World Report.
heart care. noticed positive changes to their physical or mental health. For more information, go to clevelandclinic.org/loveyourheart.
Despite the optimistic outlook, individuals are still “Wearables can monitor blood pressure and heart rate and Methodology
cautious about how they use AI when it comes to their detect abnormalities,” Dr. Rodriguez said. “Physicians can then An online survey was conducted among 1,000 general
health. While 72 percent of Americans believe the health determine if and when intervention is needed. Wearables can also population Americans, 18 years of age and older. Respondents
advice they receive from a computer chatbot is accurate, be used to complement an individual’s fitness program, allowing were nationally representative regarding age, gender, region,
nine in 10 (89 percent) said they would still seek doctor’s them to set goals that include exercise frequency and intensity. education, household income, race/ethnicity, and urban/rural
advice before acting on its recommendations. These activities, combined with a healthy diet, can improve residency. An oversample of African Americans and Hispanics
In addition, although 65 percent said they would be heart health, minimize the risk of heart disease and several other was collected to reach N=250 total for each. The online survey
comfortable receiving heart health advice from AI technology, conditions, and improve quality of life.” was conducted by Savanta and completed between Nov. 10 to 21,
only one in five (22 percent) Americans have sought health advice Additional results of the survey among those who use 2023. The margin of error for the total sample at the 95 percent
from a computer chatbot or other form of AI technology. health monitoring technology include: confidence level is +/- 3 percentage points.
The survey also examined how Americans are using • 60 percent of Americans track their daily step count.
technology to improve their heart health, with 50 percent saying • 53 percent monitor their heart rate/pulse. Advances In Colorectal
they use at least one type of technology to monitor their health. • 40 percent track their burned calories.
Daily step count is the most tracked health-related metric, • 32 percent track their blood pressure. Cancer Treatment
followed by heart rate and calorie burn among Americans who • 53 percent say they began exercising more regularly
An estimated 150,000 U.S. adults will be diagnosed with
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year in the United States.
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colorectal cancer has more than doubled since 1970, climbing
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Colorectal cancer is both preventable and highly treatable
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