Aranda-Jan, CB;
Jagtap, S;
Moultrie, J;
(2016)
Towards A Framework for Holistic Contextual Design for Low-Resource Settings.
International Journal of Design
, 10
(3)
pp. 43-63.
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Abstract
Healthcare inequality is ubiquitous globally, but the effects are most striking in low-resource settings. In these settings, current methods for the design of medical devices are failing to address specific needs. The associated publications rarely describe how the context was studied at the front-end of design. There is a latent need for a holistic contextual framework for guiding the design decision-making process for devices in these complex contexts. We present results from a systematic literature review and expert interviews that informed the development of a framework for contextualized design for low-resource settings. The contextual factors identified are described and compared for different types of medical devices. This taxonomical framework aims to guide designers towards gaining a better understanding of the context of use when designing products for global challenges in low-resource settings.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Towards A Framework for Holistic Contextual Design for Low-Resource Settings |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://www.ijdesign.org/index.php/IJDesign/article... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright: © 2016 Aranda-Jan, Jagtap, & Moultrie. Copyright for this article is retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the International Journal of Design. All journal content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/). By virtue of their appearance in this open-access journal, articles are free to use, with proper attribution, in educational and other non-commercial settings. |
| Keywords: | Design for Development, Context of Use, Frugal Innovations, Developing Countries, Healthcare |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10055646 |
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