The role of digital health technology in rural cancer care delivery: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Rural residents face higher cancer incidence rates and mortality rates, disparities that could be mitigated with health technology interventions, yet a digital divide is also apparent. This paper systematically and critically examines existing literature to understand how digital technologies have been used to support rural oncology care.

Methods

PubMed, CINAHL Complete, PsycINFO, and Embase were searched using Medical Subject Headings terms and keywords. Studies were eligible if they presented empirical data investigating the use of technology in rural oncology and were published in English in a peer-reviewed journal within the last decade. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used to assess methodological quality.

Findings

Digital health has been less extens

SUBMITTER: Morris BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8894502 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature