DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00426-2
PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38182750
تاريخ النشر: 2024-01-05
طب الاتصالات
التحديات في تنفيذ التعديلات الثقافية للتدخلات الصحية الرقمية
الملخص
تُعزى الفروقات في الوصول إلى واستخدام التدخلات الصحية الرقمية إلى الثقافة، بالإضافة إلى العوامل الاقتصادية والفيزيائية. لتجنب الاستبعاد المنهجي للمجموعات الثقافية التي تعاني من نقص الخدمات تقليديًا، من الضروري إنشاء تدخلات صحية رقمية شاملة. إحدى الطرق لتحقيق ذلك هي من خلال التكيفات الثقافية، التي تُعرف بأنها التعديل المنهجي لتدخل موجود يتماشى مع المعايير الثقافية والمعتقدات والقيم لجمهور مستهدف. نظريًا، يمكن أن تزيد التكيفات الثقافية من نطاق وتفاعل التدخلات الصحية الرقمية. ومع ذلك، فإن الأدلة على ما إذا كان ذلك قد تحقق وكيفية تحقيقه محدودة. يأتي تبرير وتخطيط وتنفيذ التكيف مع تحديات متنوعة ويتطلب وقتًا ومالًا. تقدم هذه النظرة العامة عرضًا نقديًا للحالة الحالية للمجال وتؤكد على الحاجة إلى أطر محددة للتكنولوجيا تعالج متى وكيف يجب التكيف ثقافيًا مع التدخلات الصحية الرقمية.
الثقافة والفجوة الرقمية
فجوة الأدلة
الصندوق 1 | التحديات الحرجة للتكيفات الثقافية
(2) فهم ودمج الثقافات الفرعية
(3) تبرير التكيف
(4) موازنة التخطيط، والتكرار، ومصالح أصحاب المصلحة
(5) ضمان دقة التدخل
(6) فهم التفاعل بين الصحة والتكنولوجيا والثقافة
الصندوق 2 | توصيات التخفيف
(2) إنشاء فريق تكيف مدرك ثقافياً وحساساً
(3) إشراك أعضاء من الثقافة المستهدفة (مثل، مجلس استشاري مجتمعي)
(4) استشارة الأدلة السابقة، منفذي DHI الأصلي، والبروتوكولات
(5) التكيف بشكل تدريجي، مع جولات متعددة من التغذية الراجعة
(6) إشراك جميع أصحاب المصلحة المعنيين، بما في ذلك خبراء التكنولوجيا
من قبل كل دراسة مدرجة
التحديات الحرجة والتخفيفات
الفروق الثقافية الفرعية. تتكون المجموعات الثقافية التي تبدو متجانسة من مجموعات فرعية متعددة بدرجات مختلفة من الاختلافات الثقافية (ثقافات فرعية)، وبالتالي، فهم مختلف للصحة والتكنولوجيا.
لتعلم المزيد عن الثقافات الأخرى التي تختلف عن ثقافاتهم.
نظرة مستقبلية
تم النشر عبر الإنترنت: 05 يناير 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00426-2
PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38182750
Publication Date: 2024-01-05
communications medicine
Challenges in implementing cultural adaptations of digital health interventions
Abstract
Differences in the access and use of digital health interventions are driven by culture, in addition to economic and physical factors. To avoid the systematic exclusion of traditionally underserved cultural groups, creating inclusive digital health interventions is essential. One way to achieve this is through cultural adaptations, defined as the systematic modification of an existing intervention that aligns with a target audience’s cultural norms, beliefs, and values. In theory, cultural adaptations can potentially increase the reach and engagement of digital health interventions. However, the evidence of whether and how that is achieved is limited. Justifying, planning, and implementing an adaptation comes with various challenges and takes time and money. This perspective provides a critical overview of the field’s current state and emphasizes the need for technology-specific frameworks that address when and how to culturally adapt digital health interventions.
Culture and the digital divide
The evidence gap
Box 1 | Critical challenges of cultural adaptations
(2) Understanding and integrating sub-cultures
(3) Justifying an adaptation
(4) Balancing planning, iteration, and stakeholder interests
(5) Ensuring intervention fidelity
(6) Understanding the interaction between health, technology, and culture
Box 2 | Mitigation recommendations
(2) Create a culturally aware and sensitive adaptation team
(3) Engage members of the target culture (e.g., community advisory board)
(4) Consult previous evidence, implementers of original DHI, and protocols
(5) Adapt stepwise, with multiple rounds of feedback
(6) Engage all relevant stakeholders, including technology experts
by each included study
Critical challenges and mitigations
sub-cultural nuances. Seemingly homogeneous cultural groups consist of multiple subgroups with various degrees of cultural differences (sub-cultures), and thus, different understandings of health and technology
to learning about other cultures that differ from their own
Outlook
Published online: 05 January 2024
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