The rapid evolution of digital health innovations presents both opportunities and challenges for healthcare systems worldwide. As new interventions emerge, it is crucial to consider their effectiveness, practical application, and human interaction components to ensure successful integration into health systems. Collaboration among governments, healthcare providers, and the technology sector is essential to identifying which digital health solutions not only yield positive outcomes but also align with user needs and experiences.

This Research Topic aims to advance the evidence-based implementation of digital health tools by focusing on evaluations that incorporate human factors and usability analysis in real-world settings. By understanding how digital health interventions perform in everyday environments, we can determine their practicality, safety, affordability, and scalability from a human-centered perspective.

We invite submissions that emphasize the following areas:
• Assessing unintended consequences and user concerns arising from digital health interventions.
• Real-world evaluations of digital health technologies involving diverse stakeholders.
• Participatory and user-centered design approaches in digital health research.
• Implementations of eHealth, mHealth, pHealth, and uHealth solutions, with a focus on usability.
• User perspectives, including emotions, behaviors, and cognitions, influencing the acceptance and effectiveness of digital interventions.

Articles should provide in-depth, evidence-based insights into the development, deployment, evaluation, and adaptation of health technologies, with clear emphasis on human factors. Submissions that discuss how digital health tools impact the user experience for patients, providers, payers, and other stakeholders are encouraged.

This Research Topic supports and advances the goals of SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by exploring the intersection of technology and human interaction within healthcare.

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Does it work? Evaluations of Digital Health: Human Factors and Real-World Impact