Mapping Inequities in Digital Health Technology Within the World Health Organization's European Region Using PROGRESS PLUS: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of digital technologies within health care rapidly increased as services transferred to web-based platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inequalities in digital health across the domains of equity are not routinely examined; yet, the long-term integration of digitally delivered services needs to consider such inequalities to ensure equitable benefits.

Objective

This scoping review aimed to map inequities in access, use, and engagement with digital health technologies across equity domains.

Methods

We searched 4 electronic databases (MEDLINE, ASSIA, PsycINFO, and Scopus) for quantitative and mixed methods reviews and meta-analyses published between January 2016 and May 2022. Reviews were limited to those that included studies from the World Health O

SUBMITTER: Woolley KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10182469 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature