Use of Digital Health Interventions Among Forcibly Displaced People

What are the recruitment and retention rates for digital health interventions among forcibly displaced people?In this systematic review and meta-analysis of 9 randomized clinical trials with 2858 participants, recruitment and retention rates were highly variable, ranging from 16% to 100% and 28% to 91%, respectively. The pooled estimates were high at 91% for recruitment and 68% for retention.These findings suggest that digital technologies—thanks to their low cost, accessibility, and scalability—may provide a feasible way to deliver health interventions in forcibly displaced populations.

Corresponding Author: Sargun Kaur Virk, MBBS, Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY 10065 (sav4017@med.cornell.edu).

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