Design research in healthcare: a systematic literature review of key design journals

Solène Huynh Dagher (1) , Guillaume Lamé (1) , Tu Anh Duong (2, 3) , Marija Jankovic (1)

1 LGI - Laboratoire Génie Industriel
2 AP-HP - Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)
3 CASN - Chaire Avenir Santé Numérique [Créteil]

Healthcare is a major industry, but we know little about the involvement of design researchers in this field. We report the results of a focused mapping review and synthesis (FMRS) of healthcare design research. We systematically reviewed six leading design journals to map the contributions to date of the design research community in healthcare. A search of the Web of Science yielded 75 articles, of which 44 were ultimately selected for analysis. We extracted data on article characteristics, design research topics and healthcare-related themes to map the current state of design research applied to healthcare. We discuss the main patterns that emerge from this review, including a focus on products and hospital settings, a disregard for prevention, a strong commitment to stakeholder engagement, or a focus on the early stages of design. We lay out perspectives for future research and discuss the biases potentially incurred by the FMRS methodology.

Mots clés: design research; healthcare; systematic literature review; focused mapping review and synthesis

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie; Gestion et management; Autre

Solène Huynh Dagher, Guillaume Lamé, Tu Anh Duong, Marija Jankovic. Design research in healthcare: a systematic literature review of key design journals. Journal of Engineering Design, 2022, 33 (8-9), pp.522-544. ⟨10.1080/09544828.2022.2123702⟩. ⟨hal-03774944⟩