Editorial: Socioeconomic inequalities in digital health

Lua Perimal-Lewis; Sónia Vladimira Correia; Evanthia Sakellari

doi:10.3389/fdgth.2025.1680350

Editorial: Socioeconomic inequalities in digital health

Lua Perimal-Lewis
, Sónia Vladimira Correia
, Evanthia Sakellari

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

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Abstract

Socioeconomic inequalities - rooted in disparities in income, education, and access toresources, continue to shape individuals’ life chances and health outcomes acrossgenerations (1, 2). Nowhere is this more evident than in healthcare, where structuralbarriers systematically disadvantage low-income and marginalised communities,contributing to preventable illness and early mortality (3). As healthcare systemsaround the world increasingly adopt digital technologies, these longstanding disparitiesare taking on new forms. What promises to democratize care could, without equity,become a driver of deeper exclusion.

Original language	English
Article number	1680350
Number of pages	3
Journal	Frontiers in Digital Health
Volume	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1680350
Publication status	Published - 27 Nov 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

digital exclusion
digital health
digital literacy
digital marginalisation
digital readiness
socioeconomic inequalities and health
socioeconomic inequalities in digital health
universal health coverage (UHC)

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