Healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards digital health interventions and perspectives on digital health inequalities in cardiometabolic care: a qualitative study
HCPs described the complexities of delivering care to underserved communities. DHIs were identified as a potential way to improve health outcomes for some, while over-reliance risked exacerbating inequalities. HCPs made recommendations related to design, implementation and engaging target populations and provided practical examples to address digital health inequalities, such as working with other sectors to take a community approach.
Authors
- Kiran Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4355-8114)
- Lydia Poole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-7107)
- Mel Ramasawmy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4864-8565)
- David Sunkersing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9010-1435)
- Ann Blandford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3198-7122)
- Madiha Sajid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6294-2595)
- HENRY W.W. POTTS (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6200-8804)
- Amitava Banerjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8741-3411)
- Paramjit Singh Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8756-6813)
- Shivali Modha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5588-3603)
- Kamlesh K. Khunti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2343-7099)
- Nushrat Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4521-0920)
Institutions
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University of Surrey (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Health Education England (GB)
- Health Data Research UK (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091018
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.89
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre