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April 1, 2026HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal

Designing Human-Centered Journeys: Design Strategies for Enhancing Wayfinding in Complex Healthcare Environments

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MAMojtaba AshourQYQi YangZQZhiwen Qiu

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Overview

Focus groups identify design strategies to improve wayfinding in complex healthcare settings, suggesting practical applications.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore healthcare designers' strategies for enhancing wayfinding in complex healthcare environments.
  • Conducted semi-structured focus group sessions with 34 experienced healthcare design practitioners.
  • Participants had a minimum of five years of relevant design experience.
  • Transcripts analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.
  • Presented a framework linking four key design considerations to seven design variables.
  • Identified six core wayfinding strategies: simplicity, consistency, spatial hierarchy, orienting cues, ambient cues, and landmarks.
  • Highlighted divergences between industry insights and existing literature about signage and biophilic design.

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Ashour et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cd7b155652765b073a8c3dhttps://doi.org/10.1177/19375867261421977
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