abstract: 'Background Forced displacement is a crucial determinant of poor health.
  With 31 people displaced every minute worldwide, this is an important global issue.
  Addressing this, the Participation Revolution workstream from the World Humanitarian
  Summit''s Localisation commitments has gained traction in attempting to improve
  the effectiveness of humanitarian aid. Simultaneously, digital health initiatives
  have become increasingly ubiquitous tools in crises to deliver humanitarian assistance
  and address health burdens. Objective This scoping review explores how the localisation
  agenda''s commitment to participation has been adopted within digital health interventions
  used by displaced people in low-and-middle-income countries. Methods This review
  adopted the Arksey and O''Malley approach and searched five academic databases and
  three online literature repositories with a Population, Concept and Context inclusion
  criteria. Data were synthesised and analysed through a critical power lens from
  the perspective of displaced people in low-and-middle-income- countries. Results
  27 papers demonstrated that a heterogeneous group of health issues were addressed
  through various digital health initiatives, principally through the use of mobile
  phones. The focus of the literature lay largely within technical connectivity and
  feasibility assessments, leaving a gap in understanding potential health implications.
  The varied conceptualisation of the localisation phenomenon has implications for
  the future of participatory humanitarian action: Authorship of reviewed literature
  primarily descended from high-income countries exposing global power dynamics leading
  the narrative. However, power was not a central theme in the literature: Whilst
  authors acknowledged the benefit of local involvement, participatory activities
  were largely limited to informing content adaptations and functional modifications
  within pre-determined projects and objectives. Conclusion With over 100 million
  people displaced globally, effective initiatives that meaningfully address health
  needs without perpetuating harmful inequalities are an essential contribution to
  the humanitarian arena. The gap in health outcomes evidence, the limited constructions
  of health, and the varying and nuanced digital divide factors are all indicators
  of unequal power in the digital health sphere. More needs to be done to address
  these gaps meaningfully, and more meaningful participation could be a crucial undertaking
  to achieve this. Registration The study protocol was registered before the study
  (10.17605/OSF.IO/9D25R) at https://osf.io/9d25r.'
affiliation: Benson, J (Corresponding Author), Univ Bremen, Fac Human \& Hlth Sci,
  Publ Hlth, Bremen, Germany. Benson, J (Corresponding Author), Leibniz Inst Prevent
  Res \& Epidemiol BIPS, Dept Prevent \& Evaluat, Bremen, Germany. Benson, J (Corresponding
  Author), Leibniz Sci Campus Digital Publ Hlth, Bremen, Germany. Benson, Jennifer;
  Lakeberg, Meret, Univ Bremen, Fac Human \& Hlth Sci, Publ Hlth, Bremen, Germany.
  Benson, Jennifer; Brand, Tilman; Christianson, Lara; Lakeberg, Meret, Leibniz Inst
  Prevent Res \& Epidemiol BIPS, Dept Prevent \& Evaluat, Bremen, Germany. Benson,
  Jennifer, Leibniz Sci Campus Digital Publ Hlth, Bremen, Germany.
article-number: '20'
author: Benson, Jennifer and Brand, Tilman and Christianson, Lara and Lakeberg, Meret
author-email: benson@leibniz-bips.de
author_list:
- family: Benson
  given: Jennifer
- family: Brand
  given: Tilman
- family: Christianson
  given: Lara
- family: Lakeberg
  given: Meret
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1186/s13031-023-00518-9
files:
- benson2023-a.pdf
issn: 1752-1505
journal: CONFLICT AND HEALTH
keywords: Humanitarian; Localisation; Participation Digital health; Displaced populations;
  Digital divide; Health inequities; Low-and-middle-income countries
keywords-plus: MENTAL-HEALTH; TELEPSYCHIATRY; REFUGEES; SYSTEM; CONFLICT; WORK; CARE
language: English
month: APR 15
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '136'
orcid-numbers: Benson, Jennifer/0000-0001-8909-1233
papis_id: 9793593896ba24c99690b50b05c8f87b
ref: Benson2023localisationdigital
tags:
- relevant
- review
times-cited: '0'
title: 'Localisation of digital health tools used by displaced populations in low
  and middle-income settings: a scoping review and critical analysis of the Participation
  Revolution'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000972073900002
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volume: '17'
web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
year: '2023'