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[Digital Applications in the Planning and Implementation of Structural Health Promotion and Prevention Settings:
Anna Lea Stark1,2, Cornelia Geukes1, Joanna Albrecht2
1Centre for ePublic Health Research, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
Background And Objectives:
In health promotion and prevention, digital applications, especially for behavioral changes, are being increasingly researched and applied. The aim of this study was to investigate possible uses of digital applications in the context of structurally oriented interventions in these settings.
Methods:
This is a supplementary analysis of the results of a scoping review. Eight scientific databases were searched for digital structural primary prevention and health promotion in settings from 2010-2020.
Results:
A total of 34 articles were included. Digital applications were found to be used only marginally for structural change in health promoting settings. They served as tools for project management, networking, problem identification, consensus building or participation. Participatory methods and projects were used, as well as tools such as labeling, placement, prompting, incentives, nudges, and political strategies.
Conclusions:
More evidence is needed on how digital applications can be used to change structures in health promoting settings. Public health or sociological methods and theories can play a supporting role. The interdisciplinary and participatory development and implementation of health promoting technologies is of high relevance.
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