The future of digital care: Drafting design spaces

This paper presents the findings of a scoping review aimed at exploring the key themes within the digital care domain. The study encompasses the research methodology employed, which adheres to established guidelines for scoping reviews—the formulation of research questions, systematic literature screening, data charting, and result visualization—and explores the principal themes emerged in the field of digital care. These themes include Distributed Care, Self-Care, and Health Booster Technologies, each of which is expounded upon in detail. The paper emphasizes how digital technologies, such as mobile applications, wearable devices, and IoT systems have the potential to reshape the care paradigm by improving and enhancing self-management, care delivery, self-care, and mental health augmenting overall well-being. Furthermore, the paper places a significant emphasis on the pivotal role of design in shaping future directions and stresses the importance of adopting a multifocal approach, including participatory and co-design, to navigate the opportunities and challenges within this evolving domain effectively.