Why Are Older Patients More Engaged than Younger Patients with Your System? (0:41)
Sometimes, age makes a big different in how engaged a patient is in personal healthcare. In this video, HealthMaker Naser Partovi explains why older patients are often more aware and involved in their health than younger patients.
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Incentive and also they have time, they are also more aware of their condition. Whereas the younger people believe, they're invisible, and they don't pay attention when there are warning signs. So we have a 78 year old gentleman that I can set my clock by his actions, I know he gets up eight in the morning to update his status and seven at night.
We have a 92 year old who has found every spelling error in our site, so they have time and they're interested and they invested to take care of themselves.
Naser Partov is CEO of Sanitas Inc., a mobile health technology (mHealth) company that helps patients with chronic conditions manage their treatment. He explains how mHealth and electronic medical records can help repair healthcare.
