JOURNAL ARTICLE · EDITORIAL BRIEF
Co-Designing a Digital Intervention for Health Promotion for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Qualitative Study of Team Members’ Reflections
Ellinor Nilsson; Stefan Johansson; Pontus Henriksson; Kristin Alfredsson Ågren; Ulrika Müssener
Journal of Medical Internet Research · 16 October 2026
The finding or development
The team described using concrete screen alternatives, visual ranking and repeated workshops to make design decisions more accessible. Recruitment, preparation and relationships mattered alongside the interface work.
What supports it
Peer-reviewed qualitative study: five retrospective reflection meetings with eight team members after 17 co-design workshops; inductive content analysis.
Reviewed: Published article: abstract, methods, results, discussion and limitations
Why it matters for design
A practical case for planning accessible workshops and showing how participant feedback informs revisions. Students can examine the link between methods, design decisions and the strength of the resulting claims.
Read with this in mind
One project and retrospective team accounts, with only one coresearcher with intellectual disability in the reflection meetings. Recall and researcher involvement may shape findings; this is not a test of clinical effectiveness or a controlled comparison of design methods.
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DOI: 10.2196/105248
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