Strategies to improve telehealth access for culturally and linguistically diverse communities: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

CaLD populations face considerable digital health inequities; strategies are needed to ensure telehealth models of care are available to all. We aimed to identify and describe interventions that enhance telehealth access for CaLD communities.

Methods

We systematically searched four databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and CINAHL). Included studies were published between 2011 and 2024 and reported on at least one of the outcomes described in the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) Framework. Two authors independently screened articles, solutions were synthesized qualitatively.

Results

Twenty-seven articles were included in the review and primarily used videoconferencing as the predominant telehealth modality (n = 14, 52%). Five s

SUBMITTER: Gallegos-Rejas VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12395959 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature