DIGITAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS: BALANCING IT

Abstract

Digital Illness can be conceptualized as a state of less health resulting from either “too much” or “too little” exposure to the Digital. In order to evaluate the state of health we suggest the use of the Health Index. It will allow us to measure the level of Health of each person in each moment. This Health Index is negatively affected by the under and overuse of the Digital. In order to best benefit from the Digital, we have to understand how much the right amount of Digital is, which maximizes the Health Index of the individual. To do this we have to understand the extremes of “too little” and “too much” Digital. In what concerns the use of "too much" Digital, we divide this topic in four areas, and we present evidence regarding the existence of each of those areas.