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Area of Science:

  • Digital Health
  • Oncology
  • Bioethics

Background:

  • Digital health tools offer significant potential to enhance cancer care efficiency and quality.
  • The impact of these tools on disease-centered versus human-centered care hinges on prioritized values and outcomes.
  • Human-centered care emphasizes individual uniqueness, inherent value, and the importance of human relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for the prioritization of human-centered care in the development and deployment of digital health tools.
  • To explore how design, implementation, and evaluation choices influence human-centered care provision.
  • To offer recommendations for integrating human-centered principles into digital health initiatives.

Main Methods:

  • Review of key ethical frameworks relevant to digital health.
  • Analysis of case examples from Brazil, India, and the United States showcasing human-centered digital innovations.
  • Development of recommendations for stakeholders.

Main Results:

  • Digital health innovations can be designed and implemented to enhance human-centered care.
  • Specific design and evaluation choices directly impact the degree to which care is human-centered.
  • Patient, caregiver, and community involvement is vital throughout the digital health lifecycle.

Conclusions:

  • Prioritizing human-centered care is essential for maximizing the benefits of digital health in oncology.
  • Collaborative design and implementation involving diverse stakeholders can foster more equitable and effective digital health solutions.
  • Recommendations are provided to guide clinicians, researchers, and health systems in adopting human-centered digital health strategies.