Exploring the use of digital technology to deliver healthcare services with explicit consideration of health inequalities in UK settings: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To map and explore existing evidence on the use of digital technology to deliver healthcare services with explicit consideration of health inequalities in UK settings.

Methods

We searched six bibliographic databases, and the National Health Service (NHS) websites of each UK nation (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland). Restrictions were applied on publication date (2013-2021) and publication language (English). Records were independently screened against eligibility criteria by pairs of reviewers from the team. Articles reporting relevant qualitative and/or quantitative research were included. Data were synthesised narratively.

Results

Eleven articles, reporting data from nine interventions, were included. Articles reported findings from quantitative

SUBMITTER: Farre A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328001 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature