Equity by design principles for digital health interventions
The study underscores the necessity of moving beyond DHI-specific design considerations to address health inequities in digital health. By adopting these design principles, digital health companies can embed equity as a core strategic priority, actively contribute to reducing health disparities, and foster a more inclusive healthcare ecosystem.
Authors
- Marcia Nißen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6082-8825)
- Tobias Kowatsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5939-4145)
- Laura Bitomsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9545-0268)
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02645-6
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.45
Funders
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich