Instruments to assess the digital health competencies of healthcare professionals: a scoping review

Interest in assessing digital health competencies has grown, and the field is continually evolving; however, psychometrically validated instruments remain scarce. Mapping multidimensional instruments reveals recurring core dimensions and adoption-related factors, providing a clear foundation for more specific, targeted, and practice-aligned education and training, and a generalizable core for a standardized, digital public health competency framework for the multi-professional public health workforce.

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Frontiers in Public Health
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2026-01-05
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1726452
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Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
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Instruments to assess the digital health competencies of healthcare professionals: a scoping review

Teresa Magalhães, Joana Paias Ferreira
Frontiers in Public Health
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
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Instruments to assess the digital health competencies of healthcare professionals: a scoping review

Teresa Magalhães, Joana Paias Ferreira
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Abstract

Interest in assessing digital health competencies has grown, and the field is continually evolving; however, psychometrically validated instruments remain scarce. Mapping multidimensional instruments reveals recurring core dimensions and adoption-related factors, providing a clear foundation for more specific, targeted, and practice-aligned education and training, and a generalizable core for a standardized, digital public health competency framework for the multi-professional public health workforce.

Frontiers in Public HealthVol. 13
National School of Public Health (GR), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
Quality Education
Openalex Percentile: Top 97%
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
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