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Title: Human-centered design as a guide to intervention planning for non- communicable diseases: the BIGPIC study from Western Kenya
Authors: Leung, Claudia L.
Naert, Mackenzie
Andama, Benjamin
Dong, Rae
Edelman, David
Horowitz, Carol
Kiptoo, Peninah
Manyara, Simon
Matelong, Winnie
Matini, Esther
Naanyu, Violet
Nyariki, Sarah
Pastakia, Sonak
Valente, Thomas
Fuster, Valentin
Bloomfield, Gerald S.
Kamano, Jemima
Vedanthan, Rajesh
Keywords: Non-communicable diseases
Human-centered design
Problem-solving
Problem-solving
Delivery of healthcare
Issue Date: 12-May-2020
Publisher: BMC
Abstract: Background: Non-communicable disease (NCD) care in Sub-Saharan Africa is challenging due to barriers including poverty and insufficient health system resources. Local culture and context can impact the success of interventions and should be integrated early in intervention design. Human-centered design (HCD) is a methodology that can be used to engage stakeholders in intervention design and evaluation to tailor-make interventions to meet their specific needs. Methods: We created a Design Team of health professionals, patients, microfinance officers, community health workers, and village leaders. Over 6 weeks, the Design Team utilized a four-step approach of synthesis, idea generation, prototyping, and creation to develop an integrated microfinance-group medical visit model for NCD. We tested the intervention with a 6-month pilot and conducted a feasibility evaluation using focus group discussions with pilot participants and community members. Results: Using human-centered design methodology, we designed a model for NCD delivery that consisted of microfinance coupled with monthly group medical visits led by a community health educator and a rural clinician. Benefits of the intervention included medication availability, financial resources, peer support, and reduced caregiver burden. Critical concerns elicited through iterative feedback informed subsequent modifications that resulted in an intervention model tailored to the local context.Conclusions: Contextualized interventions are important in settings with multiple barriers to care. We demonstrate the use of HCD to guide the development and evaluation of an innovative care delivery model for NCDs in rural Kenya. HCD can be used as a framework to engage local stakeholders to optimize intervention design and implementation. This approach can facilitate the development of contextually relevant interventions in other low- resource settings.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05199-1
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