Going digital: opportunities and barriers in the use of technology for health research

Autores/as

  • Cauane Blumenberg Programa 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, Brazil
  • David Peiris The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales. Sydney, Australia
  • Christian Loret de Mola Grupo 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, Peru
  • Manohan Sinnadurai The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales. Sydney, Australia
  • Maoyi Tian The 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, China
  • Alline M Beleigoli Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University. Adelaide, Australia/Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde do Adulto, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, Brasil
  • Maria Lazo-Porras Cronicas, 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, Switzerland
  • Francisco Diez-Canseco Cronicas, Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru
  • Miguel Paredes Rimac Seguros, Clínica Internacional, Pacífico Business School. Lima, Peru
  • L Max Labán-Seminario Cronicas, 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, Peru
  • Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka Cronicas, 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, Switzerland
  • Devarsetty Praveen The George Institute for Global Health. New Delhi, India/University of New South Wales. Australia/Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education. India
  • J Jaime Miranda The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales. Sydney, Australia/Cronicas, Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21149/12977

Palabras clave:

digital health, health technology, artificial intelligence, data collection, web-based intervention

Resumen

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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Blumenberg C, Peiris D, Loret de Mola C, Sinnadurai M, Tian M, M Beleigoli A, Lazo-Porras M, Diez-Canseco F, Paredes M, Labán-Seminario LM, Zafra-Tanaka JH, Praveen D, Miranda JJ. Going digital: opportunities and barriers in the use of technology for health research. Salud Publica Mex [Internet]. 13 de junio de 2022 [citado 20 de mayo de 2024];64:S22-S30. Disponible en: https://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/12977

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