A conceptual framework and umbrella review of digital health technology interventions and health equity.

ABSTRACT: Evidence on digital health interventions is rapidly emerging, but how health equity is being addressed remains uncertain. This study presents a conceptual framework that identifies causal pathways linking digital health and health equity, serving as an intervention logic model onto which existing and future evidence can be mapped. As an application of this framework, we conduct an umbrella review to map and narratively summarize published systematic reviews on the effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of digital health technology interventions. Systematic reviews were searched in electronic databases from 2005 until March 4, 2025, with a focus on chronic disease. Information on study characteristics, digital health technologies, and health equity considerations was extracted. Metho

SUBMITTER: Candio P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12771798 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature