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Laura K Beres1, Sandra Simbeza2, Charles B Holmes1,3
1Department of Interna6onal Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
Human-centered design (HCD) improves HIV interventions by tailoring them to end-users. This approach enhances patient-centered care (PCC) among healthcare workers, increasing intervention effectiveness and real-world impact.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Systems Research
- Implementation Science
Background:
- Evidence-based HIV interventions often underperform due to poor integration into health systems.
- Human-centered design (HCD) offers a user-focused methodology to bridge the gap between intervention efficacy and scaled impact.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the application of HCD in HIV programs globally.
- To detail the use of HCD in redesigning a patient-centered care (PCC) intervention for healthcare workers (HCW) in Zambia.
Main Methods:
- A narrative literature review identified studies using HCD in HIV.
- Case study analysis of an HCD-driven redesign of a PCC intervention for Zambian HCWs.
Main Results:
- Thirteen articles (7 studies) documented HCD use in HIV, applied to mHealth, management, and pre-exposure prophylaxis.
- HCD identified specific HCW attitudes towards PCC, informing intervention revisions for improved feasibility and acceptability.
- HCD facilitated understanding of HCW support and resistance to PCC.
Conclusions:
- HCD is a valuable tool for enhancing HIV intervention implementation, especially for product development and complex system interventions.
- Further research is needed to explore HCD's strengths and limitations in public health.
- Adopting HCD principles can improve the success of interventions promoting PCC by addressing user needs and potential challenges.
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