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Design for Health Template

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About the Design for Health format

Design for Health is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, Persona Design and Applications, Art Therapy and Mental Health.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Design for Health 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inInnovative Human-Technology Interaction Persona Design and Applications Art Therapy and Mental Health Participatory Visual Research Methods Technology Use by Older Adults
ISSN2473-5132
Citation impact (2-yr)1
h-index21
i10-index56
Total citations1,722
Top institutions publishing hereAuckland University of Technology
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Design for Health per year

51
2017
23
2018
20
2019
51
2020
22
2021
20
2022
31
2023
21
2024
26
2025

Citation impact of Design for Health by publication year

410
2017
340
2018
216
2019
295
2020
145
2021
148
2022
87
2023
39
2024
13
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Design for Health

Challenges for design researchers in healthcare

Bob Sander Groeneveld, Tessa Dekkers, Boudewijn Boon et al. · 3 Jul 2018

Design research in healthcare can be demanding. We report on eight challenges that designers and design researchers face when working on healthcare projects. We conducted four workshops with design researchers active in healthcare: six PhD candidates, a mixed group of thirteen design researchers, twelve design students, and eight design practitioners. Participants shared critical events from…

‘Humanizing’ healthcare environments: architecture, art and design in modern hospitals

Victoria Bates · 2 Jan 2018

In recent decades, hospital design literature has paid increasing attention to an apparent need to 'humanize' hospital environments. Despite the prevalence of this design goal, the concept of 'humanizing' a space has rarely been defined or interrogated in depth. This article focuses on the meaning of humanization, as a necessary step towards understanding its implementation…

Patient journey method for integrated service design

Lianne Simonse, Armaĝan Albayrak, Susan Starre · 2 Jan 2019

In this article, we focus on the design method of mapping the patient journey in order to support the inclusion of the patient perspective into care service innovations. Increasingly, designers in health use the patient journey approach, however, its method is relatively poorly documented. To ground the activities of the patient journey method, we conducted…

Sensory enrichment for people living with dementia: increasing the benefits of multisensory environments in dementia care through design

Anke Jakob, Lesley Collier · 2 Jan 2017

Recent research has investigated the impact of design on providing multisensory experience for people with dementia living in care homes, particularly the quality of multisensory environments (MSEs). This interdisciplinary research evolved from a broad consideration of the role of design in dementia care enhancing the wellbeing of people living with dementia and their carers. Previous…

Prototyping collaborative relationships between design and healthcare experts: mapping the patient journey

Stephen Reay, Guy Collier, Reid Douglas et al. · 2 Jan 2017

This case study presents the first project undertaken in a recent in-hospital design collaboration – the Design for Health and Wellbeing Lab (DHW Lab). Specifically, we explore some of the challenges and opportunities associated with designing a journey map for the Adult Emergency Department, the DHW Lab's first opportunity to put co-design into practice. The…

Design for Health template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Design for Health format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Design for Health template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Design for Health use?
Design for Health uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Design for Health 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Design for Health?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Design for Health document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Design for Health template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Design for Health format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Design for Health?
Design for Health is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Design for Health template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Design for Health PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Design for Health template (the interact class) that is ready to submit to Taylor & Francis, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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