Human-centered design in the context of social determinants of health in maternity care: methods for meaningful stakeholder engagement
Purpose The screening process for social determinants of health (SDoH) includes questions regarding life circumstances and barriers to accessing health care. For patients, these questions may be intrusive, biased, and potentially risky. This article describes human-centered design methods to engage...
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| author | Kelly A. Umstead Carolina Gill Marina S. Pearsall Alison M. Stuebe Kristin P. Tully |
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| description | Purpose The screening process for social determinants of health (SDoH) includes questions regarding life circumstances and barriers to accessing health care. For patients, these questions may be intrusive, biased, and potentially risky. This article describes human-centered design methods to engage birthing parents and health care team members around SDoH screening and referral in maternity care. Methods Three phases of qualitative research with birthing parents, health care teams, and hospital administrators were conducted in the United States. Shadowing, interviews, focus groups, and participatory workshops addressed the explicit and tacit concerns of the stakeholders regarding SDoH during maternity care. Results Birthing parents wanted to be informed of the purpose of the clinic collecting SDoH information and how this information is used. Health care teams want to feel they are providing reliable and quality resources to their patients. They would like greater transparency that administrators are acting on SDoH data and the information is reaching people that can assist patients. Conclusion As clinics implement patient-centered strategies for addressing SDoH in maternity care, it is important to include patients’ perspectives. This human-centered design approach advances understanding of knowledge and emotional needs around SDoH and offers insights to meaningful engagement around sensitive health data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f7b6e6156164b44b38bacf38f0b86332023-12-07T15:12:03ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being1748-26231748-26312023-12-0118110.1080/17482631.2023.22052822205282Human-centered design in the context of social determinants of health in maternity care: methods for meaningful stakeholder engagementKelly A. Umstead0Carolina Gill1Marina S. Pearsall2Alison M. Stuebe3Kristin P. Tully4North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityThe University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPurpose The screening process for social determinants of health (SDoH) includes questions regarding life circumstances and barriers to accessing health care. For patients, these questions may be intrusive, biased, and potentially risky. This article describes human-centered design methods to engage birthing parents and health care team members around SDoH screening and referral in maternity care. Methods Three phases of qualitative research with birthing parents, health care teams, and hospital administrators were conducted in the United States. Shadowing, interviews, focus groups, and participatory workshops addressed the explicit and tacit concerns of the stakeholders regarding SDoH during maternity care. Results Birthing parents wanted to be informed of the purpose of the clinic collecting SDoH information and how this information is used. Health care teams want to feel they are providing reliable and quality resources to their patients. They would like greater transparency that administrators are acting on SDoH data and the information is reaching people that can assist patients. Conclusion As clinics implement patient-centered strategies for addressing SDoH in maternity care, it is important to include patients’ perspectives. This human-centered design approach advances understanding of knowledge and emotional needs around SDoH and offers insights to meaningful engagement around sensitive health data.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2023.2205282human-centered design in healthcaresocial determinants of healthparticipatory workshopsmaternityperinatalequity |
| spellingShingle | Kelly A. Umstead Carolina Gill Marina S. Pearsall Alison M. Stuebe Kristin P. Tully Human-centered design in the context of social determinants of health in maternity care: methods for meaningful stakeholder engagement International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being human-centered design in healthcare social determinants of health participatory workshops maternity perinatal equity |
| title | Human-centered design in the context of social determinants of health in maternity care: methods for meaningful stakeholder engagement |
| title_full | Human-centered design in the context of social determinants of health in maternity care: methods for meaningful stakeholder engagement |
| title_fullStr | Human-centered design in the context of social determinants of health in maternity care: methods for meaningful stakeholder engagement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human-centered design in the context of social determinants of health in maternity care: methods for meaningful stakeholder engagement |
| title_short | Human-centered design in the context of social determinants of health in maternity care: methods for meaningful stakeholder engagement |
| title_sort | human centered design in the context of social determinants of health in maternity care methods for meaningful stakeholder engagement |
| topic | human-centered design in healthcare social determinants of health participatory workshops maternity perinatal equity |
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