Digital health technologies in Primary Health Care in rural territories: A protocol for scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To describe the protocol for a scoping review on digital health technologies in Primary Health Care in rural territories, with a view to evaluating their impact on the attributes of Primary Health Care and identifying barriers and facilitators for its implementation.

Background

Rural populations face significant barriers in accessing health care, and digital health emerges as a promising strategy to overcome challenges. Nonetheless, there is a gap in the literature regarding the systematic evaluation of the impact of these technologies on rural Primary Health Care, which justifies this scoping review.

Method

Scoping review protocol, conducted according to the guidelines of the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. It was duly registered in the Open Science Framework

SUBMITTER: Monteiro VCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12416644 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature