Telemedicine, e-Health, and Digital Health Equity: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the progressive digitization of people's lives and in the specific healthcare context, the issue of equity in the healthcare domain has extended to digital environments or e-environments, assuming the connotation of "Digital Health Equity" (DHE). Telemedicine and e-Health, which represent the two main e-environments in the healthcare context, have shown great potential in the promotion of health outcomes, but there can be unintended consequences related to the risk of inequalities. In this paper, we aimed to review papers that have investigated the topic of Digital Health Equity in Telemedicine and e-Health [definition(s), advantages, barriers and risk factors, interventions].

Methods

We conducted a scoping review according to the methodological framework pro

SUBMITTER: Petretto DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11041391 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature