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Co-Designing Health-Related Digital Tools with Children: A Scoping Review of Current Practice
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Co-Designing Health-Related Digital Tools with Children: A Scoping Review of Current Practice

Pauline Roberts, Fiona Boylan, Patricia R. Collins and Lennie Barblett
Education sciences, Vol.15(6), pp.1-18
29/05/2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15060671
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Abstract

co-design health literacy digital tools scoping review early childhood
An increased focus on research with rather than on or of participants provides challenges with the implementation of such research with children. This extends to participatory practices in which co-design is implemented towards developing a technology-based product or solving a problem particularly in the domain of health literacy. This systematic scoping review aimed to examine the practices of co-design with children to inform an interdisciplinary research team as they embarked on the development of a digital health literacy tool for young learners. While there were limited sources identified in the review (n = 11), it was ascertained the process of co-design is not clearly understood by all, and most research described implementation with older children or youth. A range of methods for co-design were identified, and the importance of an interdisciplinary approach was highlighted. Based on these findings, recommendations are made for successful co-design with young children towards digital products or solutions to problems that can be applied in health and other fields.

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