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Cultural adaptation: a framework for addressing an often-overlooked dimension of digital health accessibility

Relatively little is known about how to make digital health tools accessible to different populations from a cultural standpoint. Alignment with cultural values and communication styles may affect these tools’ ability to diagnose and treat various conditions. In this Editorial, we highlight the find...

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Autores principales: Marwaha, Jayson S., Kvedar, Joseph C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8486834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34599270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-021-00516-2
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Sumario:Relatively little is known about how to make digital health tools accessible to different populations from a cultural standpoint. Alignment with cultural values and communication styles may affect these tools’ ability to diagnose and treat various conditions. In this Editorial, we highlight the findings of recent work to make digital tools for mental health more culturally accessible, and propose ways to advance this area of study.