Hypertension Management System
Empowering Patients with Real-Time, Personalized Health Management
Overview:
Developed a cutting-edge hypertension management system that integrates real-time monitoring and machine learning to provide personalized health recommendations. The goal was to enhance patient engagement and outcomes through adaptive feedback and user-centric design, addressing the complexities of hypertension management.
Project Type
Academic/Student Project - CCA MDES System Class
System Design
Project Date
2 weeks - April 2024
My Role
UX Designer, System Designer
The Challenge:
Hypertension, often dubbed the "silent killer," lacks symptoms until severe complications arise. Traditional management methods are static and infrequent, leading to suboptimal patient outcomes.
Understanding Hypertension:
Hypertension affects over one billion people globally, making it a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
Understanding its systemic nature is key to effective management
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Kenneth Boulding
General Systems Theory
Limitations of Current Management Approaches:
Traditional hypertension management relies on infrequent monitoring and generalized lifestyle advice, often leading to suboptimal patient outcomes.
Only about 24% of patients with hypertension effectively manage their condition under current practices.
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Current feedback loops:
Lacking real-time feedback and personalized adjustments. It’s an open-loop system with minimal control.
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Introducing a Closed-Loop System for Real-Time Management:
Our solution integrates real-time blood pressure monitoring through wearable technology, creating a feedback-rich, responsive health management system.
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Meet Emily:
Hypertension, diagnosed two years ago
Introduction
Explore how our flexible health management system empowers you to take control of your hypertension, every day.
Day 1: Choosing the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet
Optimistic and ambitious, Emily chooses the DASH diet to manage her health, unaware of the challenges ahead.
Day 3: Adjusting to Realities
Realizing the need for a more manageable approach, Emily adjusts goal, switching to focus solely on reducing sodium intake.
"This is tougher and pricier than I thought..."
Day 15: Encountering and Overcoming Setbacks
A casual movie night leads to overindulgence in salty snacks, but the app immediately guides Emily to balance her diet.
Day 30: Reflecting on Progress and Planning Ahead
Stable blood pressure with dietary changes, ready to add exercise next cycle!
Conclusion and Call to Action
Emily's journey showcases how personalized, adaptive health management can empower us all to take control of our well-being.
Conceptual Model:
Iterative 30-Day Cycles:
Collaborative Goal Setting: Combining Expertise, Data, and Personal Preferences
Feature Analysis:
User Current Journey Map:
Lessons Learned:
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The importance of integrating user feedback continuously to refine and improve the system.
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Balancing technical innovation with user-friendly design to ensure accessibility for all patients.
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