Is the blood pressure accurate? Is there any evidence that it improves anything. Your argument is the same as for homeopathy IE unlikely to do much harm. But like homeopathy it is going to cost a chunk of money that could be used more effectively.
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Yes, otherwise I would not have mentioned it.
And of course these watches give a lot of actual positives, especially around heart issues, breathing and O2 saturation that go otherwise unnoticed.
And again they are very cheap compared to their benefit and track the patient non-stop.
I understand that sick people need doctors too, but from the money for the watch you can pay for very little doctor.
This is not going to save the NHS, that is all bullshit, but it will be good for patients.
And it saves a lot of busywork.
Ask the young ill. They all use these. Because it’s useful.
At best that is "expert opinion". The lowest level of evidence on the hierarchy of evidence.
This is an expensive, population based intervention that could be described as screening and as such should be subject to the same level of academic rigour.
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And of course these watches give a lot of actual positives, especially around heart issues, breathing and O2 saturation that go otherwise unnoticed.
And again they are very cheap compared to their benefit and track the patient non-stop.
This is not going to save the NHS, that is all bullshit, but it will be good for patients.
And it saves a lot of busywork.
Ask the young ill. They all use these. Because it’s useful.
Seriously, man, not everything is useless just because it comes from tech companies.
This is an expensive, population based intervention that could be described as screening and as such should be subject to the same level of academic rigour.