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Senior project proposal
Katherine HlavacSpring 2011
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Subject of study
The millions of people worldwide that will undergo treatment for or live with a chronic condition and more specifically the growing number of children, adolescents, and young adults that will have to cope with this while trying to lead normal lives.
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Why should this be addressed?
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Nearly 1 in 2 people have a chronic condition. This could be an illness like cancer or rheumatoid arthritis, or a condition such as diabetes, migraines or back pain from a car accident.
http://invisibleillnessweek.com/media-toolkit/statistics/
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9 million people are cancer survivors with various side effects from treatment who may feel as though they have a chronic condition. (American Cancer Society)
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The divorce rate among the chronically ill is over 75 percent. *
*National Health Interview Survey
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Various studies have reported that physical illness or uncontrollable physical pain are major factors in up to 70% of suicides, and more than 50% of these suicidal patients were under 35 years of age.
Michalon M: La psychiatrie de consultation-liaison: une etude prospective en milieu hospitalier general. Can J Psychiatry (In French) 38:168-174,1993
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Sometimes all that is needed is understanding and help from others going through the same thing.
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After a diagnosis a patient is left on their own with no instructions on what they should do.
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We get information for everything else. Why not for our wellness.
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I am not looking to cure a disease I am creating a coping system. A first step. Finding a way to let chronically ill reach out for help and feel less alone.
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• How can X continue their life while successfully treating/watching their illness?
• How can X take charge of their healthcare, treatment and recovery?
• How can resources relating to their healthcare become unlimited to x?
• How can the solution supplement the role of doctor, parent, caregiver, or physiologist?
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• How can X gain knowledge about their treatment/condition?
• How can X become part of a community and gain support?
• How can X’s questions be answered?
• How can others be aware of X’s condition or stage in treatment?
• How can the solution help X gain independence?
• How can the solution be seamlessly blended into X’s life?
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Many of the people affected with chronic illness are the elderly who are a lot less active and busy with fewer responsibilities.
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Gap Found gap in addressing the healthcare needs for the young and active.
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Concentrating primarily on ages in which you are most active. This includes children, teens, young adults, and working adults.
Age
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CleanFresh
TrustworthyHonestOfficialMedicalModern
Representative of the 3 levels of connection
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I will continue by gathering information from the people who are living with chronic illness to gain a first had perspective.
Use this to create personas and fuel my ideation process.
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Most of all I will continue to use peoples
feedback to shape my design in order to save lives.
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Know
Share
LIVE
Inform
Integrate
Connect
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Thank you