Stakeholders’ perspectives on the feasibility of implementing strategies to promote digital inclusion within healthcare.

Presentation Time: 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM

Abstract Keywords: Qualitative Methods, Public Health, Population Health, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Primary Track: Foundations
Programmatic Theme: Public Health Informatics

Seventeen stakeholders from different professional backgrounds, including commissioners of healthcare services, were interviewed to explore their perspectives of strategies to promote digital inclusion. Four key themes were identified: the feasibility of implementing user-friendly designs in digital health technologies, developing cross-organisational collaborations, delivering resources to the community, and the perceived value of digitally inclusive strategies. We highlight current challenges that stakeholders experienced when implementing strategies and identify areas of further improvement to promote digitally inclusive strategies.

Speaker(s):
Sarah Wilson, MSc, BSc
Newcastle University

Author(s):
Clare Tolley - Newcastle University; Riona McArdle, PhD - Newcastle University; Robert Slight, PhD - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sarah Slight, PhD - Newcastle University; Sarah Wilson, MSc, BSc - Newcastle University;