Bridging the divide in digital therapeutics (DTx): Partnership strategies for broader representation across DTx development and deployment.

ABSTRACT: While Digital Therapeutics (DTx) are widely considered a key strategy to reach certain populations with unmet healthcare needs, a range of differences in the impact and adoption of DTx still exists. These differences are not just rooted in access, but also in gaps in knowledge about how to produce community-relevant DTx, primarily stemming from the implicit or explicit exclusion of those with both relevant trained expertise (gained through formal education or professional experience) and lived expertise (gained through personal and direct experience). This paper expands the traditional conceptualization of the digital divide beyond access to encompass four interconnected domains: the Digital Knowledge Divide, Digital Evidence Generation Divide, Digital Production Divide, and Digital Adopti

SUBMITTER: Kim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12922973 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature