SynthesisCommunity health equity research & policy2025
The Landscape of Health Technology for Equity Deserving Groups in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Community health equity research & policy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Digital clinic users in Finnish public primary care: their characteristics, reasons for visits, and equity considerations - a register study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Observational
- Understanding Digital Health Equity: A Conceptual Analysis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Review
- Risk-Stratified Screening for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Integrating Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Psychosocial Context.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- AI analysis for ejection fraction estimation from 12-lead ECG.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Feasibility and effectiveness of a smartphone access program for promoting engagement in care among perinatal people with substance use disorders: a pilot study.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundEquity-deserving groups face well-known health disparities that are exacerbated by rural residence. Health technologies have shown promise in reducing disparities among these groups, but there has been no comprehensive evidence synthesis of outcomes. PURPOSE: The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the patient, healthcare, and economic outcomes of health technology applications with rural living equity-deserving groups. RESEARCH
designThe databases searched included Medline and Embase. Articles were assessed for bias using the McGill mixed methods appraisal tool. ANALYSIS: Data were synthesized narratively using a convergent integrated approach for qualitative and quantitative findings.
resultsThis evidence synthesis includes papers (
conclusionsThere is a paucity of research on health technologies targeting rural equity-deserving groups, and the available research has primarily focused on women. While current evidence was primarily of high quality, research is needed inclusive of equity-deserving groups and interventions co-designed with users that integrate culturally sensitive approaches. Review registered with Prospero ID = CRD42021285994.
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