Designing Patient-Centered Technologies!
This course introduced the unique challenges of studying people’s health and wellness needs as well as designing and evaluating technologies to meet those needs.
COURSE OUTCOME
Understand the unique challenges of designing for patient-centered technologies
Understand the types of digital health technologies currently available or being researched
Understand key methodological approaches to designing patient-centered technologies
Design patient-centered digital health technologies that address people's needs
Evaluate digital health technologies
4 MONTHS
Case Study 1: Pharmacy Design
Problem Statement
A significant portion of the population, particularly immigrants, faces language barriers when trying to understand prescribed medication instructions. This leads to misunderstandings, non-adherence, and potential health risks.
Objective
To create a user-friendly mobile app that provides multilingual instructions for prescribed medications, accessible via QR codes on medication bottles.
Case Study 2 : Digital therapeutics
UX Design Case Study: Enhancing Somryst - A Digital Therapeutics Platform for Insomnia
Overview
Project: Redesigning the Somryst digital therapeutics platform to improve accessibility, inclusivity, and engagement for users suffering from insomnia.
Problem Statement
Somryst, while promising as an insomnia solution, has limitations in user access, engagement, and inclusivity due to language barriers, connectivity requirements, and age restrictions.
Current Design
Redesigned low-fidelity wireframes
Final Design
Case study 3: Designing a sensory Elderly garden
