Digital health literacy and immigrants’ access to digitalized healthcare: a comparative study of Spain, and Sweden – implications for public health policy
Improving digital health literacy among immigrant populations requires coordinated action from healthcare professionals, policymakers, and primary care providers. Strategies should include multilingual and interactive digital tools, training in critical evaluation skills, and co-design approaches that actively involve immigrants in the development of digital health solutions. The similarities observed between Spain and Sweden suggest that inclusive, person-centred strategies can be effectively adapted across diverse European contexts to promote digital equity and health system resilience.
Authors
- Afonso Araújo
- Inés Rey Hidalgo
- Rachel Stenner
- Claudia Matera
- Giada Coccheto
- Gian Matteo Apuzzo
- Adele De Stefani
- Maria de Cristino Santos
- Ângela Pinto
- Ana Fernández-Feito
- Aino Alaverdyan
- Aeden Ratcliffe
- Laura Pruneda
- Lourdes Rosa
- Merja Hoffrén-Mikkola
- Peggy Maguire
- Silvia Pérez
- Camille Picard
- Marta M. Pisano-González
- Cristina Fernández García
- Anesofie Bengtsen
- Karin Schölin Bywall
- Kai Lars Schnackenberg
- Kerryn Butler-Henderson
- Sarah Wamala Andersson
- Piera Sciama
- Víctor Martínez
- Stefania Silvestri
- Oscar Zanutto
- Mónica López-Ventoso
- Vanessa Moore
- Monique Epstein
- Francesca Masiero
- Isabel Diez Valcarce
- Bruna Franceschini
- Gabriela Irrazabal
- Ángel Barrera
- Michelle Perello
- Diana Schack Thoft
- Jacob Østergaard Madsen
- Matt Richardson
- Lisa Korsbakke Emtekær Hæsum
- Katja Valkama
- Beatrice Avagnina
- Peter Palvolgyi
- Agathe Larmor
- Romane Seas
- Gabriele Mingolla
- Mika Uitto
- Charlotte Brun Thorup
- Davide Tuis
- Rebecca Moore
- Anna Marconato
- Maela Pascullo
Institutions
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ES)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Universidad de Oviedo (ES)
- Gobierno del Principado de Asturias (ES)
- Mälardalen University (SE)
- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (ES)
- Foundation for the Promotion of Applied Scientific Research and Technology in Asturias (ES)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26380-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 44.11