Technology now provides self-management methods and significantly increases medication adherence through reminders and supportive messaging. Health technologies can assist in reducing prescription mistakes, educating patients on how to handle prescriptions, and evaluating the efficacy of their decisions.
Using Digital Technology to Transform Your Mental Health
Technology is ushering in a new era of living and revolutionizing every sector as we know it. The health sector is one of the vital sectors benefiting from the extensive benefits of technology. Mobile technology such as smartphones and tablets provides the general public, clinicians, and researchers with new means to get aid, track progress, and get a better understanding of mental health.
New medical technologies are also transforming how health care is delivered, enhancing patients’ experiences, improving the ease and convenience of feedback between clinicians and patients, and allowing for low-cost treatments to serve vast populations efficiently.
The global burden of mental illness is on the rise. A significant portion of humans suffers from at least one mental illness during their lifetime. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), 5% of adults suffer from depression, marked by prolonged unhappiness and a sudden loss of interest in things that once provided pleasure.
Technology to the Rescue
Technology now provides self-management methods and significantly increases medication adherence through reminders and supportive messaging. Health technologies can assist in reducing prescription mistakes, educating patients on how to handle prescriptions, and evaluating the efficacy of their decisions.
Technology has also helped make it easy to reach out to a medical center before a medical crisis escalates. By so doing, a patient can quickly get the help they need even without transporting themselves to the center.
Currently, smartphone applications that provide medical interventions are widely available and simple to use. Such applications can collect data on a user’s regular activity patterns using the device’s built-in sensors. If the application identifies a behavioral change, it will alert the user that assistance is required before it escalates. These applications have improved and saved a lot of lives, but should only be used under a doctor’s prescription.
