UI / UX: HealthBound.
The Design
The goal of this project is to help the user population (of elderly people managing their health conditions with multiple medications) prevent accidental medical non-adherence and polypharmacy, considering that their complex medication schedules are there to help them manage their conditions, and when disregarded can cause quite serious physically adverse effects. Therefore, I would like to help them remember to take their medications at the right time and adapt to their constantly changing health needs.
Because of the varying situations in which the users may find themselves in, my goal is also to create a solution that helps them manage their medication regiments on their own, rather than relying on caregivers that they may or may not have access to. What was most important to me in this subproblem was helping the elderly gain a form of independence when it comes to self-sufficiency and their health. Because of this, I have chosen to design a mobile app specifically with the elderly user population in mind, simplifying the medication adding process by using a scanning function (rather than manually entering all of the information), generating a schedule for the users (though it can still be edited should the user require it), a more flexible notification system to encourage medical adherence even if they are a little late (audio and text notification, along with a snooze function for a limited time period after the actual scheduled time, and automatic calling a caregiver if necessary), and a confirmation system so that they can check what they have taken or missed, as well as an option to share medication details with others. This is so that it encourages independence in the user, without completely removing the option for the user to request for help (and removing the need for a 24 hour on call caregiver).
The goal of this project is to help the user population (of elderly people managing their health conditions with multiple medications) prevent accidental medical non-adherence and polypharmacy, considering that their complex medication schedules are there to help them manage their conditions, and when disregarded can cause quite serious physically adverse effects. Therefore, I would like to help them remember to take their medications at the right time and adapt to their constantly changing health needs.
Because of the varying situations in which the users may find themselves in, my goal is also to create a solution that helps them manage their medication regiments on their own, rather than relying on caregivers that they may or may not have access to. What was most important to me in this subproblem was helping the elderly gain a form of independence when it comes to self-sufficiency and their health. Because of this, I have chosen to design a mobile app specifically with the elderly user population in mind, simplifying the medication adding process by using a scanning function (rather than manually entering all of the information), generating a schedule for the users (though it can still be edited should the user require it), a more flexible notification system to encourage medical adherence even if they are a little late (audio and text notification, along with a snooze function for a limited time period after the actual scheduled time, and automatic calling a caregiver if necessary), and a confirmation system so that they can check what they have taken or missed, as well as an option to share medication details with others. This is so that it encourages independence in the user, without completely removing the option for the user to request for help (and removing the need for a 24 hour on call caregiver).