ReviewFrontiers in digital health2023
Current challenges and potential solutions to the use of digital health technologies in evidence generation: a narrative review.
Review in Frontiers in digital health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 137 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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137 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Barriers and facilitators to digital health tool adoption for hypertension management: systematic review of qualitative studies.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Digital and Remote Health for Older Adults in Rural or Underserved Settings: Systematic Review of Clinical, Behavioral, and Implementation Outcomes.JMIR aging · 2026Pooled it
- Enhancing patient knowledge and behaviour through digital health communication: a systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis of mobile, web-based, social media, telehealth, and AI-enabled interventions.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Immersive virtual reality based on head-mounted display in medical education: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Healthcare Approaches for Fall Detection and Prediction in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Evidence from Hospital and Long-Term Care Settings.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
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- Planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainment of digital health interventions for adolescent substance use prevention: a systematic review of influencing factors based on the RE-AIM framework.Health education research · 2025Pooled it
- Population risk stratification tools and interventions for chronic disease management in primary care: a systematic literature review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Health Interventions Are Effective for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self-Management: A Systematic Review.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Digitally supported interprofessional interaction in healthcare-a scoping review.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Pooled it
- Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Healthcare: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Rewiring care delivery through Digital Therapeutics (DTx): a machine learning-enhanced assessment and development (M-LEAD) framework.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluating a digital tool for supporting people affected by breast cancer: a prospective randomized controlled trial-the ADAPT study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Trial
- Usability and Workflow Integration of a Machine Learning-Derived Neonatal Risk Predictor in Kenyan Neonatal Units: Multisite User-Centered Pilot Evaluation.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Adaptation of Social Health Care Tools From Paper-Based to Web-Based Formats: Scoping Review.Online journal of public health informatics · 2026Review
- Emerging Multimodal Point-of-Care Diagnostic Strategies for Rapid Detection and Management of Respiratory Viruses: A State-of-the-Art Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Associations and Pathways Between Online Health Information-Seeking Behavior and Patient Adherence: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Digital health technology in oncology: results from a survey by the ESMO Young Oncologists Committee and medical student alumni.ESMO real world data and digital oncology · 2026Article
- Child and adolescent psychiatry: challenges, solutions, opportunities, and future directions.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026Article
- Dyadic mobile intervention empowering lifestyle modification in chronic kidney disease management: A feasibility randomized controlled trial.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Article
77 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Digital health is a field that aims to improve patient care through the use of technology, such as telemedicine, mobile health, electronic health records, and artificial intelligence. The aim of this review is to examine the challenges and potential solutions for the implementation and evaluation of digital health technologies. Digital tools are used across the world in different settings. In Australia, the Digital Health Translation and Implementation Program (DHTI) emphasizes the importance of involving stakeholders and addressing infrastructure and training issues for healthcare workers. The WHO's Global Task Force on Digital Health for TB aims to address tuberculosis through digital health innovations. Digital tools are also used in mental health care, but their effectiveness must be evaluated during development. Oncology supportive care uses digital tools for cancer patient intervention and surveillance, but evaluating their effectiveness can be challenging. In the COVID and post-COVID era, digital health solutions must be evaluated based on their technological maturity and size of deployment, as well as the quality of data they provide. To safely and effectively use digital healthcare technology, it is essential to prioritize evaluation using complex systems and evidence-based medical frameworks. To address the challenges of digital health implementation, it is important to prioritize ethical research addressing issues of user consent and addressing socioeconomic disparities in access and effectiveness. It is also important to consider the impact of digital health on health outcomes and the cost-effectiveness of service delivery.
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