A scoping review protocol on digital health equity among immigrant populations: Planning and managing effective digital health services
- 1Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Equity is central to the effective planning and management of digital health services, particularly as technology adoption rises across Canada and the United States. Immigrant populations, despite representing a significant portion of the population and being considered an underserved group, continue to experience digital health inequities. To support the planning and management of effective digital health services, this protocol outlines a scoping review designed to map the existing research on digital health equity among immigrant populations. A comprehensive understanding of the current literature is imperative to inform digital health management and policies. The five-stage methodological framework outlined by Arksey and O’Malley will be used to guide this scoping review protocol. It is anticipated that the finding will highlight specific barriers to digital health equity among immigrant populations, providing the necessary guidance for future digital health planning and management. The scoping review protocol is registered with the Open Science Framework, registration: osf.io/ugv4d.
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BibTeX
@article{razaq2026scoping,
title = {{A scoping review protocol on digital health equity among immigrant populations: Planning and managing effective digital health services}},
author = {Salsabela Razaq and Saleema Allana},
journal = {PLOS One},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0357612},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0357612},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - A scoping review protocol on digital health equity among immigrant populations: Planning and managing effective digital health services
AU - Salsabela Razaq
AU - Saleema Allana
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/10
JO - PLOS One
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0357612
UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0357612
AB - Equity is central to the effective planning and management of digital health services, particularly as technology adoption rises across Canada and the United States. Immigrant populations, despite representing a significant portion of the population and being considered an underserved group, continue to experience digital health inequities. To support the planning and management of effective digital health services, this protocol outlines a scoping review designed to map the existing research on digital health equity among immigrant populations. A comprehensive understanding of the current literature is imperative to inform digital health management and policies. The five-stage methodological framework outlined by Arksey and O’Malley will be used to guide this scoping review protocol. It is anticipated that the finding will highlight specific barriers to digital health equity among immigrant populations, providing the necessary guidance for future digital health planning and management. The scoping review protocol is registered with the Open Science Framework, registration: osf.io/ugv4d.
SN - 1932-6203
ER -