A Health-equity Framework for Tailoring Digital Non-pharmacological Interventions in Aging

Overview

Journal Nat Ment Health

Publisher Springer Nature

Date 2025 Jan 27

PMID 39867489

Authors

Adam Turnbull

Michelle C Odden

Christine E Gould

Ehsan Adeli

Robert M Kaplan

Feng Vankee Lin

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Abstract

If designed with health equity in mind, digital non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) represent a cost-effective, scalable means of reducing health disparities associated with age-related mental health disorders in older adults in the USA. However, disparities in technological access, literacy and effectiveness can limit the impact of these interventions in older adults from disadvantaged groups. We present a health-equity-promoting framework for the development of digital NPIs for age-related mental health disorders and provide an example from the literature that highlights how interventions can be targeted at specific groups to increase technological access, literacy and effectiveness to ensure that these interventions can meet their potential of reducing health disparities.

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