| Title: |
Perspective: Improving social connection and inclusion through equitable digital health solutions |
| Authors: |
Kwasnicka, Dominika; Kelly, Jaimon; Quested, Eleanor; Baldassar, Loretta; Robinson, Suzanne; Sinnott, Richard; O’Halloran, Paul; Tiedemann, Anne; Flatau, Paul; Ogrin, Rajna; Farmer, Jane; King, Abby C. |
| Source: |
Research outputs 2022 to 2026 |
| Publisher Information: |
Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Collection: |
Edith Cowan University (ECU, Australia): Research Online |
| Subject Terms: |
Digital health; social connection; health equity; user‑centered design; inclusion; disadvantaged populations; Medicine and Health Sciences; Public Health; Public Health Education and Promotion |
| Description: |
In this Perspective, we address the critical intersection of digital health, social connection, and health equity. Taking an interdisciplinary and complex adaptive systems perspective, we highlight evidence-based digital solutions to improve social connection and inclusion and, consequently, health outcomes. We describe actionable strategies for ensuring that digital health innovations benefit all, highlighting how user-centered design can address diverse needs, particularly for structurally disadvantaged populations. |
| Document Type: |
text |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
unknown |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41746-025-02264-z |
| Availability: |
https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/7608; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-02264-z; https://ro.ecu.edu.au/context/ecuworks2022-2026/article/8608/viewcontent/Perspective_20Improving_20social_20connection.pdf |
| Rights: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.141C7B80 |
| Database: |
BASE |