20.500.12556/RUL-172680 Economic evaluations of digital health interventions a bibliometric analysis and a review of methodological challenges Background: Digital health interventions (DHI) have been identified as a tool that has the potential to meet the growing demand for healthcare, improve the efficiency and sustainability of healthcare, and increase the accessibility and quality of care. The adoption and use of DHI for healthcare was strongly encouraged during the COVID- 19 pandemic, resulting in a sharp increase in the number of DHI-related publications. Objectives: The number of DHI's economic evaluations (EE) is significantly smaller, accounting for less than 5% of publications on DHI. However, they are essential for demonstrating DHI’s cost-effectiveness relative to comparable healthcare interventions. Methods/Approach: We conduct a bibliometric analysis of publications on EE of DHI extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection. Results: We analyse 2,308 publications from 2005 to 2023 and present the most influential countries, organisations, journals, and publications along with the corresponding bibliometric networks to explore the existing literature on EE of DHI. Furthermore, we systematise concerns and methodological challenges surrounding the economic justification of DHI. Conclusions: This paper aims to build a knowledge base for future research to improve EE of DHI, given that only strong clinical and economic evidence can adequately inform resource allocation decisions and thereby encourage adoption of DHI. health care health economics digitalization bibliometric analysis economic evaluations digital health interventions healthcare management healthcare innovations telemedicine cost-effectiveness zdravstveno varstvo ekonomika zdravstva digitalizacija bibliometrična analiza true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-09-10 15:05:56 2025-09-10 15:13:07 2025-09-11 04:36:03 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 285-304 no. 1 Vol. 16 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 614 1847-8344 10.2478/bsrj-2025-0014 240617475 Economic-Evaluations-of-Digital-Health-Interventions-A-Bibliometric-Analysis-and-a-Review-of-Methodological-Challenges.pdf Economic-Evaluations-of-Digital-Health-Interventions-A-Bibliometric-Analysis-and-a-Review-of-Methodological-Challenges.pdf 1 D2CC728DBBF3BDCBF972214A1B520732 e026dce1050e7da0a6c3c533d91f5616b6bfb43598d4452cd090ddfd17b79d2b 43981c58-8e47-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=216684 https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/bsrj-2025-0014 0 4bc2e4f4-8e47-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=216685 Ekonomska fakulteta 0 0 0