Designing Patient-Centered Interventions for Emergency Care: Participatory Design Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency departments (EDs) are high-pressure environments where clinicians diagnose patients under significant constraints, including limited medical histories, severe time pressures, and frequent interruptions. Current ED care practices often inadequately support meaningful patient participation. Most interventions prioritize clinical workflow and health care provider communication, inadvertently overlooking patients' needs. Additionally, patient-facing technologies in EDs are typically developed without meaningful patient input, leading to solutions that may not effectively address patients' specific challenges. To enhance both patient-centered care practices and the diagnosis process in EDs, patient involvement in technology design is essential to ensure their needs

SUBMITTER: Seo W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11888112 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature