ArticlePloS one2017
Human-centred design in global health: A scoping review of applications and contexts.
Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06803316 (Optimizing Care Delivery to Support Reengagement in PLWH Returning to HIV Care After Treatment Lapses in Zambia), which is not on this map. Cited by 245 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Optimizing Care Delivery to Support Reengagement in PLWH Returning to HIV Care After Treatment Lapses in Zambia
Who cites it
245 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Nudging toward vaccination: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
- Factors That Influence Data Use to Improve Health Service Delivery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Global health, science and practice · 2020Pooled it
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- Does a paper-based information system based on a human-centred design (PHISICC) reduce the time needed for reporting health data in Nigeria?BMC health services research · 2026Trial
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- Human-centred design bolsters vaccine confidence in the Philippines: results of a randomised controlled trial.BMJ global health · 2023Trial
- Reaching Adolescent Girls and Young Women With HIV Self-Testing and Contraception at Girl-Friendly Drug Shops: A Randomized Trial in Tanzania.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Trial
- Human-Centered Design for Public Health Innovation: Codesigning a Multicomponent Intervention to Support Youth Across the HIV Care Continuum in Mozambique.Global health, science and practice · 2022Trial
- Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) Messaging Increases Uptake of HIV Testing Among Men: Results from a Pilot Cluster Randomized Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2021Trial
- Human-centered implementation research: a new approach to develop and evaluate implementation strategies for strengthening referral networks for hypertension in western Kenya.BMC health services research · 2021Trial
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- Health Management Planning for Landscape Fire Smoke Events: A Literature Review and Suggested Human-Centred Framework for Resource Development.Public health challenges · 2026Review
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- Engaging tuberculosis-affected people in investment decisions: applying a people-centered design approach in Viet Nam.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Development of a Data-Enabled Mixed Method for Designing for Patients From a Human-Centered Design Perspective: Explorative Case Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- The MILEPOST Framework for Integrating mHealth Into Community-Driven Interventions: Lessons Learned From a Human-Centered Design Approach in Rural Uganda.Global health, science and practice · 2026Article
- Participatory System Mapping of a Hospice Care System With Hospice Stakeholders: Hybrid Design Workshop Study.Journal of participatory medicine · 2026Article
- Codesigning Communication Interventions With Adolescents, Parents, and Clinicians in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2026Article
- Adaptation Outcomes of a CAPABLE-Family Open-Label Pilot Study for Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment/Early Dementia and Disability.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
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Abstract
Health and wellbeing are determined by a number of complex, interrelated factors. The application of design thinking to questions around health may prove valuable and complement existing approaches. A number of public health projects utilizing human centered design (HCD), or design thinking, have recently emerged, but no synthesis of the literature around these exists. The results of a scoping review of current research on human centered design for health outcomes are presented. The review aimed to understand why and how HCD can be valuable in the contexts of health related research. Results identified pertinent literature as well as gaps in information on the use of HCD for public health research, design, implementation and evaluation. A variety of contexts were identified in which design has been used for health. Global health and design thinking have different underlying conceptual models and terminology, creating some inherent tensions, which could be overcome through clear communication and documentation in collaborative projects. The review concludes with lessons learned from the review on how future projects can better integrate design thinking with global health research.
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