Approach to Human-Centered, Evidence-Driven Adaptive Design (AHEAD) for Health Care Interventions: a Proposed Framework

Publication Date

4-1-2021

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volume

36

Issue

4

DOI

10.1007/s11606-020-06451-4

First Page

1041

Last Page

1048

Abstract

Human-centered design (HCD), an empathy-driven approach to innovation that focuses on user needs, offers promise for the rapid design of health care interventions that are acceptable to patients, clinicians, and other stakeholders. Reviews of HCD in healthcare, however, note a need for greater rigor, suggesting an opportunity for integration of elements from traditional research and HCD. A strategy that combines HCD principles with evidence-grounded health services research (HSR) methods has the potential to strengthen the innovation process and outcomes. In this paper, we review the strengths and limitations of HCD and HSR methods for intervention design, and propose a novel Approach to Human-centered, Evidence-driven Adaptive Design (AHEAD) framework. AHEAD offers a practical guide for the design of creative, evidence-based, pragmatic solutions to modern healthcare challenges.

Funding Number

6382

Funding Sponsor

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Keywords

health services research, human-centered design, implementation science, intervention design

Department

Communication Studies

Link to Full Text

Share

COinS