ReviewJournal of medical Internet research2017
Development and Use of Health-Related Technologies in Indigenous Communities: Critical Review.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The Use of mHealth Apps for the Assessment and Management of Diabetes-Related Foot Health Outcomes: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Influencing Factors to mHealth Uptake With Indigenous Populations: Qualitative Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Pooled it
- How Older Indigenous Women Living in High-Income Countries Use Digital Health Technology: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Mobile Health for First Nations Populations: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Pooled it
- Evaluation of Self-Management Support Functions in Apps for People With Persistent Pain: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Pooled it
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- Wise Practices for Cultural Safety in Electronic Health Research and Clinical Trials With Indigenous People: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
- A Smartphone App to Assist Smoking Cessation Among Aboriginal Australians: Findings From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Trial
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- Research Partnerships in Rural and Remote Virtual Health Innovation Projects: A Scoping Review.The Australian journal of rural health · 2026Article
- Feasibility of paediatric postoperative telemedicine in Nunavik: A qualitative study.Paediatrics & child health · 2025Article
- Use of telehealth for paediatric rehabilitation needs of Indigenous children - a scoping review.International journal of circumpolar health · 2024Article
- Scoping review of telehealth use by Indigenous populations from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2024Article
- An evaluation and refinement of the "Hep B Story" app, tailored to meet the community's cultural needs.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Modifications of the readiness assessment for pragmatic trials tool for appropriate use with Indigenous populations.BMC medical research methodology · 2024Article
- Birang Daruganora: what do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities need in a new hospital? A qualitative study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- An Exploration of the Goodness of Fit of Web-Based Tools for Māori: Qualitative Study Using Interviews and Focus Groups.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- The Political Economy of Digital Health Equity: Structural Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundOlder Indigenous adults encounter multiple challenges as their age intersects with health inequities. Research suggests that a majority of older Indigenous adults prefer to age in place, and they will need culturally safe assistive technologies to do so.
objectiveThe aim of this critical review was to examine literature concerning use, adaptation, and development of assistive technologies for health purposes by Indigenous peoples.
methodsWorking within Indigenous research methodologies and from a decolonizing approach, searches of peer-reviewed academic and gray literature dated to February 2016 were conducted using keywords related to assistive technology and Indigenous peoples. Sources were reviewed and coded thematically.
resultsOf the 34 sources captured, only 2 concerned technology specifically for older Indigenous adults. Studies detailing technology with Indigenous populations of all ages originated primarily from Canada (n=12), Australia (n=10), and the United States (n=9) and were coded to four themes: meaningful user involvement and community-based processes in development, the digital divide, Indigenous innovation in technology, and health technology needs as holistic and interdependent.
conclusionsA key finding is the necessity of meaningful user involvement in technology development, especially in communities struggling with the digital divide. In spite of, or perhaps because of this divide, Indigenous communities are enthusiastically adapting mobile technologies to suit their needs in creative, culturally specific ways. This enthusiasm and creativity, coupled with the extensive experience many Indigenous communities have with telehealth technologies, presents opportunity for meaningful, culturally safe development processes.
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