Academic Contributions and Future Directions of Sport Sociology in the Era of Digital Healthcare

Key Points

• The research aims to analyze social transformations in sports from the emergence of digital healthcare technologies and suggest future directions for sport sociology.
• Applied a combined analytical framework of social ecology theory and chasm theory.
• Conducted a systematic literature review of previous studies on digital healthcare and its social relationship with sports.
• Analyzed factors affecting the acceptance and integration of digital healthcare technologies across various societal levels.
• Identified that trust, capability, accessibility, accountability, and governance must be present at all societal levels for successful technology acceptance.
• Found that gaps in digital literacy and self-tracking fatigue hinder sustained use at the individual level.
• Revealed that differences in community infrastructure lead to spatial inequalities in digital healthcare utilization.