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DrFelixGreaves

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Clinical Reader in Public Health
 
 
 
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Charing Cross HospitalCharing Cross Campus

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@article{Chidambaram:2024:10.1371/journal.pdig.0000346,
author = {Chidambaram, S and Jain, B and Jain, U and Mwavu, R and Baru, R and Thomas, B and Greaves, F and Jayakumar, S and Jain, P and Rojo, M and Battaglino, MR and Meara, JG and Sounderajah, V and Celi, LA and Darzi, A},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pdig.0000346},
journal = {PLOS Digital Health},
title = {An introduction to digital determinants of health},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000346},
volume = {3},
year = {2024}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - In recent years, technology has been increasingly incorporated within healthcare for the provision of safe and efficient delivery of services. Although this can be attributed to the benefits that can be harnessed, digital technology has the potential to exacerbate and reinforce preexisting health disparities. Previous work has highlighted how sociodemographic, economic, and political factors affect individuals' interactions with digital health systems and are termed social determinants of health [SDOH]. But, there is a paucity of literature addressing how the intrinsic design, implementation, and use of technology interact with SDOH to influence health outcomes. Such interactions are termed digital determinants of health [DDOH]. This paper will, for the first time, propose a definition of DDOH and provide a conceptual model characterizing its influence on healthcare outcomes. Specifically, DDOH is implicit in the design of artificial intelligence systems, mobile phone applications, telemedicine, digital health literacy [DHL], and other forms of digital technology. A better appreciation of DDOH by the various stakeholders at the individual and societal levels can be channeled towards policies that are more digitally inclusive. In tandem with ongoing work to minimize the digital divide caused by existing SDOH, further work is necessary to recognize digital determinants as an important and distinct entity.
AU  - Chidambaram,S
AU  - Jain,B
AU  - Jain,U
AU  - Mwavu,R
AU  - Baru,R
AU  - Thomas,B
AU  - Greaves,F
AU  - Jayakumar,S
AU  - Jain,P
AU  - Rojo,M
AU  - Battaglino,MR
AU  - Meara,JG
AU  - Sounderajah,V
AU  - Celi,LA
AU  - Darzi,A
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000346
PY  - 2024///
SN  - 2767-3170
TI  - An introduction to digital determinants of health
T2  - PLOS Digital Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000346
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38175828
UR  - https://journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pdig.0000346
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/110397
VL  - 3
ER  -
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