Health care for a long time has relied on the traditional treatment-based, physician-centric approach, which is strained by increasing demand and resource constraints. This applies to many chronic diseases including cardiovascular diseases and mental illnesses. However, these approaches are no longer enough to tackle the long-term health crisis and there is dire need for effective preventive strategies and long-term, cost-effective, sustainable solutions. Digital health tools are one such solution, which is cost-effective and has a capacity to reach a great number of patients and affect them.
There is strong evidence that digital health technology adopting behavioral interventions can significantly reduce the burden of many chronic conditions. Moreover, most chronic diseases are inter-linked and managing one condition can benefit or decrease the risk of other related conditions. The health care sector is moving toward a very interesting time in digital health where there is a lot of opportunity to address significant health problems
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