Wearable Devices Surge Among Chronic Disease Patients

Surgeons need to know that wearable device use is skyrocketing among adults with chronic diseases, offering new avenues for patient monitoring.

• 107 million U.S. adults used a wearable device in 2024, a 58% increase since 2019.
• 74 million report using devices regularly; 78 million are willing to share data with healthcare providers.

Integrating this continuous data into surgical care can enhance risk stratification and postoperative management.

• Adoption is particularly high in patients with obesity (37 million), hypertension (30 million), and diabetes (17 million).