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. 2023 May 26:2:100171.
doi: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2023.100171. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Patients' perspectives on digital health tools

Samaneh Madanian  1 , Ivana Nakarada-Kordic  2 , Stephen Reay  2 , T'heniel Chetty  2
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Patients' perspectives on digital health tools

Samaneh Madanian et al. PEC Innov. .

Abstract

Objective: Digital technology has changed the way healthcare is delivered and accessed. However, the focus is mostly on technology and clinical aspects. This review aimed to integrate and critically analyse the available knowledge regarding patients' perspectives on digital health tools and identify facilitators and barriers to their uptake.

Methods: A narrative review was conducted using the Scopus and Google Scholar databases. Information related to facilitators and barriers to uptake was synthesised and interpreted using thematic and content analyses, respectively.

Results: Seventy-one out of 1722 articles identified were eligible for inclusion. Patient empowerment, self-management, and personalisation were identified as the main factors that contributed to patient uptake in using digital health tools. Digital literacy, health literacy, and privacy concerns were identified as barriers to the uptake of digital health technology.

Conclusion: Digital health technologies have changed the way healthcare is experienced by patients. Research highlights the disconnect between the development and implementation of digital health tools and the patients they are created for. This review may serve as the foundation for future research incorporating patients' perspectives to help increase patients' engagement with emerging technologies.

Innovation: Participatory design approaches have the potential to support the creation of patient-centred digital health tools.

Keywords: Digital health; Digital health technologies; Mobile health; Patient-centered care; Telehealth; Telerehabilitation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Study selection procedure.
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Facilitators and barriers of digital health tools use by patients.
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