ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Europe2025
Digital solutions for migrant and refugee health: a framework for analysis and action.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Use of Digital Health Interventions Among Forcibly Displaced People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Electronic Personal Health Records for Mobile Populations: A Rapid Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Health Inequalities Among Immigrants in the United States: An Intersectional Analysis Using Nationally Representative Survey Data.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes Toward Migrant Patients: A Cross-Sectional, Exploratory Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Meaningful or Marginal: An Integrative Review of Consumer and Community Involvement in Migrant Health Research.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Feasibility and Acceptability of mPallCareJMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Personal Health Data in Healthcare: Important Factors Considered by Health Students-A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Navigating perinatal mental health care: migrant women's experiences of support pathways and the role of digital resources.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Digital Framing in End-of-Life Communication: Constructing "Good Death" Support in the Discourse of Hospice Care Institutions in the UK and Hong Kong.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Hypertension Disparities in Immigrant and Refugee Populations: Screening, Treatment Access, and Cultural Barriers.Current hypertension reports · 2026Review
- Digital health literacy and immigrants' access to digitalized healthcare: a comparative study of Spain, and Sweden - implications for public health policy.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Delay in Accessing and Receiving Primary Health Care and Associated Factors Among Nepalese Immigrant Patients in Canada.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Undocumented migrants' and asylum seekers' healthcare rights and (medical) data protection: exploring digital health opportunities and risks through the use-case of an electronic personal health record for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers in the Netherlands.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- SOMA: a preventive health governance framework for adaptive, consumer-facing digital health guidance.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Health management gaps and EHR willingness among ethnic minority residents with rural backgrounds in Yunnan, China: a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Digital Health Literacy and Its Role in Awareness of and Access to Sexual Health Products and Services Among Displaced Youth in Uganda's Informal Urban Settlements: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Characterizing Digital Communication Device Use Among Young People From 4 European Countries: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- "Lost in translation?": A qualitative exploration of digital perinatal mental health resource use among migrant women.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- The patient-safety implications of AI-based communication with migrants in general practice: a scoping review.BJGP open · 2025Article
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Abstract
Digital technologies can help support the health of migrants and refugees and facilitate research on their health issues. However, ethical concerns include security and confidentiality of information; informed consent; how to engage migrants in designing, implementing and researching digital tools; inequitable access to mobile devices and the internet; and access to health services for early intervention and follow-up. Digital technical solutions do not necessarily overcome problems that are political, social, or economic. There are major deficits with regard to (1) reliable data on the health needs of migrants and mobile populations and on how they can use digital tools to support their health; (2) evidence on effectiveness of solutions; and (3) a broad framework to guide future work. This article provides a wide socio-technical perspective, as a framework for analysis and developing coherent agendas across global-to-local spaces, with particular attention to the European region.
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