Going digital: opportunities and barriers in the use of technology for health research
Digital health refers to the use of novel information communication technologies in healthcare. The use of these technologies could positively impact public health and health outcomes of populations by generating timely data, and facilitating the process of data collection, analysis, and knowledge...
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
2022-06-01
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| author | Cauane Blumenberg David Peiris Christian Loret de Mola Manohan Sinnadurai Maoyi Tian Alline M Beleigoli Maria Lazo-Porras Francisco Diez-Canseco Miguel Paredes L Max Labán-Seminario Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka Devarsetty Praveen J Jaime Miranda |
| author_facet | Cauane Blumenberg David Peiris Christian Loret de Mola Manohan Sinnadurai Maoyi Tian Alline M Beleigoli Maria Lazo-Porras Francisco Diez-Canseco Miguel Paredes L Max Labán-Seminario Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka Devarsetty Praveen J Jaime Miranda |
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| description | Digital health refers to the use of novel information communication technologies in healthcare. The use of these technologies could positively impact public health and health outcomes of populations by generating timely data, and facilitating the process of data collection, analysis, and knowledge translation. Using selected case studies, we aim to describe the opportunities and barriers in the use of technology applied to health-related research. We focus on three areas: strategies to generate new data using novel data collection methods, strategies to use and analyze existing data, and using digital health for health-related interventions. Exemplars from seven countries are provided to illustrate activity across these areas. Although the use of health-related technologies is increasing, challenges remain to support their adoption and scale-up –especially for under-served populations. Research using digital health approaches should take a user-centered design, actively working with the population of interest to maximize their uptake and effectiveness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2083241d12c54d97b52643103ca9ea222022-12-22T03:14:21ZengInstituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaSalud Pública de México0036-36342022-06-0164S22S3010.21149/1297711862Going digital: opportunities and barriers in the use of technology for health researchCauane Blumenberg0David Peiris1Christian Loret de Mola2Manohan Sinnadurai3Maoyi Tian4Alline M Beleigoli5Maria Lazo-Porras6Francisco Diez-Canseco7Miguel Paredes8L Max Labán-Seminario9Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka10Devarsetty Praveen11J Jaime Miranda12Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Pelotas, RS, Brazil/Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. Rio Grande, RS, BrazilThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales. Sydney, AustraliaGrupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande/Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. Rio Grande, RS, Brazil/Universidade Cientifica del Sur. Lima, PeruThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales. Sydney, AustraliaThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales. Sydney, Australia/The George Institute for Global Health at Peking University Health Science Center. Beijing, ChinaCaring Futures Institute, Flinders University. Adelaide, Australia/Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde do Adulto, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, BrasilCronicas, Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru/Division of Tropical and Humanitarian Medicine, University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals. Geneva, SwitzerlandCronicas, Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, PeruRimac Seguros, Clínica Internacional, Pacífico Business School. Lima, PeruCronicas, Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru/CI-Emerge, Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Emergentes y Cambio Climático, Universidad Nacional de Piura. Piura, PeruCronicas, Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru/Division of Tropical and Humanitarian Medicine, University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals. Geneva, SwitzerlandThe George Institute for Global Health. New Delhi, India/University of New South Wales. Australia/Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education. IndiaThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales. Sydney, Australia/Cronicas, Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, PeruDigital health refers to the use of novel information communication technologies in healthcare. The use of these technologies could positively impact public health and health outcomes of populations by generating timely data, and facilitating the process of data collection, analysis, and knowledge translation. Using selected case studies, we aim to describe the opportunities and barriers in the use of technology applied to health-related research. We focus on three areas: strategies to generate new data using novel data collection methods, strategies to use and analyze existing data, and using digital health for health-related interventions. Exemplars from seven countries are provided to illustrate activity across these areas. Although the use of health-related technologies is increasing, challenges remain to support their adoption and scale-up –especially for under-served populations. Research using digital health approaches should take a user-centered design, actively working with the population of interest to maximize their uptake and effectiveness.https://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/12977digital healthhealth technologyartificial intelligencedata collectionweb-based intervention |
| spellingShingle | Cauane Blumenberg David Peiris Christian Loret de Mola Manohan Sinnadurai Maoyi Tian Alline M Beleigoli Maria Lazo-Porras Francisco Diez-Canseco Miguel Paredes L Max Labán-Seminario Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka Devarsetty Praveen J Jaime Miranda Going digital: opportunities and barriers in the use of technology for health research Salud Pública de México digital health health technology artificial intelligence data collection web-based intervention |
| title | Going digital: opportunities and barriers in the use of technology for health research |
| title_full | Going digital: opportunities and barriers in the use of technology for health research |
| title_fullStr | Going digital: opportunities and barriers in the use of technology for health research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Going digital: opportunities and barriers in the use of technology for health research |
| title_short | Going digital: opportunities and barriers in the use of technology for health research |
| title_sort | going digital opportunities and barriers in the use of technology for health research |
| topic | digital health health technology artificial intelligence data collection web-based intervention |
| url | https://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/12977 |
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