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  • Digital Health
  • Health Informatics
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Digital technologies offer citizens enhanced control over their health.
  • Effective use of digital health tools necessitates adequate digital health literacy.
  • Understanding essential digital health competencies is vital for future health promotion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify critical digital health competencies for citizens over the next three years.
  • To determine skills needed to leverage digital technology for health and wellbeing.
  • To inform the development of digital health literacy interventions.

Main Methods:

  • A three-round Delphi method was employed with 29 Finnish digital health experts.
  • Experts listed, evaluated, and ranked essential digital health competencies.
  • Both qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods were utilized.

Main Results:

  • A comprehensive list of digital health competencies was generated.
  • Seventeen competencies were identified as most important for citizens.
  • Electronic identification and general IT proficiency were ranked as the top two competencies.

Conclusions:

  • Digital health literacy extends beyond information seeking to include practical digital skills.
  • Competencies such as electronic identification and IT proficiency are fundamental.
  • Findings provide insights for digital health assessment tools and intervention strategies.