Perspective: Improving social connection and inclusion through equitable digital health solutions.

Kwasnicka, Dominika; Kelly, Jaimon; Quested, Eleanor; Baldassar, Loretta; Robinson, Suzanne; Sinnott, Richard; O'Halloran, Paul; Tiedemann, Anne et al. · NPJ Digit Med · 2025

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Abstract

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.