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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

This is a member publication of University of Toronto

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/93875, first published .
Elderly woman with wearable health monitor, doctor viewing data on tablet, remote patient care

Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Digital Health Technologies for Remote Management of NCDs in Rural Areas: Mixed Methods Systematic Review

Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Digital Health Technologies for Remote Management of NCDs in Rural Areas: Mixed Methods Systematic Review

Serine Sahakyan   1, 2 , MPH ;   Selai Akseer   1 , MSc ;   Lusine Abrahamyan   1 , PhD ;   Olivia Metcalf   3 , PhD ;   Sara Allin   1 , PhD ;   Richard Chenhall   2 , PhD ;   Emily Seto   1, 4 , PEng, PhD

1 Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

2 Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Dental Science, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

3 Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

4 Centre for Digital Therapeutics, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Serine Sahakyan, MPH
  • Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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