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Inequities in Health Care Services Caused by the Adoption of Digital Health Technologies: Scoping Review.

Rui YaoWenli ZhangRichard EvansGuang CaoTianqi RuiLining Shen
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2022)
The application of digital health technologies in health care services has caused inequities to some extent. However, existing research has certain limitations. The findings provide a comprehensive starting point for future research, allowing for further investigation into how digital health technologies may influence the unequal distribution of health care services. The interaction between individual subjective factors as well as social support and influencing factors should be included in future studies. Specifically, access to and availability of digital health technologies for socially disadvantaged groups should be of paramount importance.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
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  • depressive symptoms
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  • affordable care act
  • social media
  • human health
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