The Value Of Consumer Wearables Within The Clinic Is Currently Unknown, Says Cardiologist
‘People Are Dictating Their Health Based On Wearables. That Is Happening’
“It’s quite likely [consumer wearable manufacturers] are changing the sensitivity and specificity based on consumer feedback, but not for medical reasons,” said Dipak Kotecha, a University of Birmingham professor of cardiology. Often, self-reported performance evidence from manufacturers is “low quality and biased.”
