The Digital Health Landscape in Addiction and Substance Use Research: Will Digital Health Exacerbate or Mitigate Health Inequities in Vulnerable Populations?
The Digital Health Landscape in Addiction and Substance Use Research: Will Digital Health Exacerbate or Mitigate Health Inequities in Vulnerable Populations?
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DOI：
10.1007/s40429-020-00325-9
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Nebeker, Camille
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作者：
Hamideh, Dina;Nebeker, Camille
新的和新兴的数字健康技术越来越多地用于药物使用和成瘾相关的自我管理和治疗研究。数字健康的前景令人兴奋，但在对弱势群体使用新技术之前，需要考虑有关人口特征的重要因素。本文回顾了2015年至2020年初发表的关于在弱势人群中使用数字健康策略进行药物使用和成瘾研究的科学文献。最近的发现使用13个检索词，筛选了三个数据库，以寻找符合特定纳入标准的已发表文献。在32个由此产生的出版物中表达的共同主题包括用户可接受性，产品可靠性以及隐私和安全问题。指南应包括对数字健康在经历成瘾相关健康问题的不同人群中的可接受性、可行性和临床意义的评估。
Purpose of ReviewNovel and emerging digital health technologies are increasingly used in substance use and addiction-related self-management and treatment research. The promise of digital health is exciting, yet there are important factors regarding population characteristics to consider prior to using novel technologies with vulnerable populations. This paper reports a review of scientific literature published between 2015 and early 2020 on the use of digital health strategies in research focused on substance use and addiction in vulnerable populations.Recent FindingsUsing 13 search terms, three databases were screened for published literature meeting specific inclusion criteria. Common themes expressed across the 32 resulting publications included user acceptability, product reliability, and privacy and security concerns.SummaryImplementation of evidence-based frameworks and guidelines is needed to guide future digital health research in vulnerable populations. Guidance should involve robust evaluations of acceptability, feasibility, and clinically meaningful use of digital health in diverse populations experiencing addiction-related health concerns.