- Generation Z is made up of all young people who were born between 1995 and 2005.
- The vast majority of young people today turn to social networks to seek medical information.
- Some devices like the Fitbit and the Apple Watch are favorites for permanent health monitoring.
Entrepreneurship is one of the most important characteristics that health professionals must have. You should always aspire to personal growth and the best way to achieve it is to know what other people think about you. It is especially interesting to know the Generation Z because it is currently the most numerous and naturally everyone needs doctors.
Medical consultations are permanently transformed and the current ones are quite different from those of a few decades ago. Now it is not even necessary for the service to be in person because it can be carried out remotely. In addition, doctors have multiple tools to complement their work.
Who make up Generation Z?
Until a few years ago, millennials were the majority of the world population, but now there has been a natural evolution. Now Generation Z is the largest, encompassing people born between 1995 and 2005. For this reason, all their lives they have been exposed to technology and internet connectivity. They are currently teenagers or young adults.
What does Generation Z think of doctors?
To get an answer, the management consulting firm Oliver Wyman carried out a study. Through an online survey that had the participation of 10,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 25 from the United States and the United Kingdom, the following conclusions.
They are serious about supporting health with technology
- Generation Z is twice as likely to turn to social media for medical information.
- 25% of Gen Z use a fitness or sleep tracker, like a Fitbit or Apple Watch.
- Nearly 20% track their food and water intake with a mobile app.
They are more concerned with fitness than previous generations
- 50% of Gen Z report that they exercise regularly, compared to 45% of people in other generations.
- 20% of Gen Z meditate and use a wellness app. For comparison, 14% of people from other generations report meditating and 9% regularly use a wellness app.
- 17% of Gen Z take personalized supplements, compared to 8% of people in other generations.
They are more open to conversations about health, mental and physical
- Gen Z are twice as likely to share personal health information as a guide to navigating the healthcare sphere.
- They struggle with mental health issues 1.9 times more than other generations, but 24% attend therapy online or in person, compared to 11% of people in other generations.
- Generation Z is 63% more willing to talk about menstrual cycles, 41% more willing to talk about addictions, and 20% more willing to talk about mental health than their predecessors.
They care more about price than privacy
- More than half of Gen Z would share their health information, such as measurements recorded by a wearable device, with their insurer, an app or a retail clinic in exchange for lower healthcare prices.
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