Rural community engagement and cultural considerations in the design and deployment of remote health monitoring systems: A scoping review

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how cultural and contextual factors influence the design and deployment of remote health monitoring systems in rural communities.
• Conducted a scoping review of existing literature
• Identified themes related to stakeholder engagement and cultural considerations
• Analyzed barriers to infrastructure and system effectiveness
• Limited stakeholder engagement hampers effective system design
• Infrastructure barriers impact implementation and accessibility of remote health monitoring systems
• Cultural considerations vary significantly, affecting system acceptance and usage in rural populations

Abstract