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ArticleJMIR research protocols2024

Centering Digital Health Equity During Technology Innovation: Protocol for a Comprehensive Scoping Review of Evidence-Based Tools and Approaches.

Kara Burns, Shoshana Bloom, Cecily Gilbert, Bronwen Merner, Mahima Kalla, Sreshta Sheri, Cleva Villanueva, Amio Matenga Ikihele, Lama Nazer, Raymond Francis Sarmiento and 3 more

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Article in JMIR research protocols, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Kara BurnsCentre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6491-4405
Shoshana BloomEquiti Health UK, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7864-2623
Cecily GilbertCentre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3538-8976
Bronwen MernerCentre for Health Equity, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9263-362X
Mahima KallaCentre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5349-0873
Sreshta SheriMelbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia.ORCID 0009-0005-5626-7614
Cleva VillanuevaEscuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-2694-5902
Amio Matenga IkiheleMoana Connect, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-0017-5137
Lama NazerKing Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-7550-4751
Raymond Francis SarmientoNational Telehealth Center, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.ORCID 0000-0001-8516-1855
Lindsay StevensSchool of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6083-4822
Ngaree BlowMedical Education Indigenous Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6239-4469
Wendy ChapmanCentre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8702-4483

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the rush to develop health technologies for the COVID-19 pandemic, the unintended consequence of digital health inequity or the inability of priority communities to access, use, and receive equal benefits from digital health technologies was not well examined.

objectiveThis scoping review will examine tools and approaches that can be used during digital technology innovation to improve equitable inclusion of priority communities in the development of digital health technologies. The results from this study will provide actionable insights for professionals in health care, health informatics, digital health, and technology development to proactively center equity during innovation.

methodsBased on the Arksey and O'Malley framework, this scoping review will consider priority communities' equitable involvement in digital technology innovation. Bibliographic databases in health, medicine, computing, and information sciences will be searched. Retrieved citations will be double screened against the inclusion and exclusion criteria using Covidence (Veritas Health Innovation). Data will be charted using a tailored extraction tool and mapped to a digital health innovation pathway defined by the Centre for eHealth Research roadmap for eHealth technologies. An accompanying narrative synthesis will describe the outcomes in relation to the review's objectives.

resultsThis scoping review is currently in progress. The search of databases and other sources returned a total of 4868 records. After the initial screening of titles and abstracts, 426 studies are undergoing dual full-text review. We are aiming to complete the full-text review stage by May 30, 2024, data extraction in October 2024, and subsequent synthesis in December 2024. Funding was received on October 1, 2023, from the Centre for Health Equity Incubator Grant Scheme, University of Melbourne, Australia.

conclusionsThis paper will identify and recommend a series of validated tools and approaches that can be used by health care stakeholders and IT developers to produce equitable digital health technology across the Centre for eHealth Research roadmap. Identified evidence gaps, possible implications, and further research will be discussed. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/53855.

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COVID-19Health EquityDigital HealthDigital TechnologyHumansScoping Reviews as TopicTelemedicineaccessibilitycostcost-effectivedigital healthdigital health equitydigital health technologydigital inequitydigital innovationeHealthequityevidence-basedevidence-based toolshealth informaticsinclusioninnovationmHealthparticipatory designtechnologytechnology innovationtoolsuniversal designValiditron

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