Cocreating Principles for Digital Health Equity: Cross-Sectional, Qualitative Study for Participatory Human-Centered Design in Catalonia
This study shows how large-scale, rigorously conducted PHCD can uncover and address equity barriers in health information systems. Beyond producing 10 actionable design principles, it highlights how engaging diverse stakeholders can turn complex inequities into practical guidance for equitable digital transformation. The resulting principles provide a framework for creating person-centered systems that are robust, inclusive, and accessible to all, while underscoring the need for enduring partnerships among public institutions, researchers, design experts, and communities as a foundation for sustainable and equitable digital health innovation.
Authors
- Laine Valle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5251-809X)
- Lekshmy Parameswaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0326-7927)
- A. Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4354-3288)
- Gerard Carot-Sans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5982-7975)
- Xabier Michelena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5352-919X)
- Jordi Piera-Jiménez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6471-9979)
- Andrea Climent Fageda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0354-5049)
- Alèxia Farré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3179-9680)
- Núria Vilarasau Creus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0222-6259)
- László Herczeg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3804-2654)
Institutions
- Generalitat de Catalunya (ES)
- Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (ES)
- Institute for Sustainability (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/84129
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00