Design Question

What combination of products and services in an app will help to increase Alzheimer's patients' memory strength, preserve memories and help caretakers?

Research

While conducting research for this project, my team and I broke it down into four sections. The clients, Users, Research Ideas, and Solutions. Below are some key statistics that we found.

Users

The users of this project are patients with Alzheimer's and their Caretakers. Patients are individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Due to the nature of the disease, patients may face challenges in memory retention, communication, and daily activities. The goal was to increase a patient's memory strength while giving caretakers access to tracked cognitive tests and exercise scores.

Brand Styles

I gave my team four brand styles to choose from. We all agreed that the green colored option was the best because it radiates life and hope.

Two User Interfaces

Patient Wireframes

Caretaker Wireframes

Patient UI Comps

Caretaker UI Comps

Patient UI in Depth

Home Screen

The home screen features a range of activities for patient users to interact with. Caregivers are able to track cognitive/physical progress and understand thoughts, feelings, & emotions. Caregiver accounts linked to this patient are listed at the top of the screen.

Games Screen

Clicking on the games activity leads the user to the games screen. There is a variety of games for patients to play. Each game is built to track cognitive progress over time. The user also has the ability to decide the difficulty level for games.

Communication Screen

This screen allows for patients to communicate their thoughts and feelings with one tap. This notifies alerts all caregiver accounts associated with the patient account.

Music Screen

Listening to music is proven to stimulate memory, reduce stress & anxiety, improve cognitive function, & helps provide a structured routine. This screen allows for users to choose a genre and play music through the app.

Exercises Screen

Exercise is proven to improve brain health, reduce inflammation & oxidative stress, & enhance mood and reduce depression. This screen allows patients to follow along and perform a variety of beneficial exercises. Each exercise has a defined difficulty level that can be adjusted before starting the exercise.

Caretaker UI in Depth

Home Screen

The home screen features the caretaker's care receivers, recent communication updates, a check reminders section assigned to the patient, a monthly cognitive & physical reports tracker, and the favorite songs/exercises listed. It's purpose is to update & remind caretakers of their patient's overall well being.

Patient Portal Screen

The portal screen allows caretakers to see reports from one specific patient. Each section on the dashboard screen has a download button, allowing users to save data on their devices.

Patient Portal Reports Section

The reports section of the patient portal allows caretakers to filter the information by day, week, & month. Caretakers are able to view communicated feelings, track emergency notifications, keep track of completed tasks, track exercise completions / memory game results / music taste.

Daily Planner Screen

The daily planner screen allows caretakers to check off priority & to do tasks completed by the patient. This screen also features a schedule section for caretakers to list and keep track of important reminders. A notes section is included for users to write down important notes for future reference.

Resources Screen

The resource screen gives additional aid to caretakers in the form of informational articles. The featured articles section displays the most popular articles read by users. Users are able to filter through articles by the date of release. The for you tab displays articles that are similar to past selections. Articles are also stored in the saved tab after clicking on it.

Shop Screen

This screen gives additional aid to caretakers in the form of physical toys & games. Popular products are listed in the featured products section. Products are saved when selected and recommended items are listed in the for you tab based on past selections.

Patient Interactive UI

Caretaker Interactive UI

User Testing

• Use Case 1: Login as a caretaker using Face Id and check off all of your priorities and To Do lists
• Use Case 2: As a caretaker, check the monthly patient report and download to save it as a PDF
• Use Case 3: Create a caretaker account and navigate through the articles and browse through the shop sections
• Use Case 4: Login as a patient, navigate to the communications board and select any emotion you want
• Use Case 5: Login as a patient, find the exercises section and choose any level of difficulty that is available

Outcomes & Takaways

• What I Achieved: I communicated with all my teamattes and played a role in conducting research and designing an interface that aligns with user goals and tasks.
• What I Learned: I learned how to organize, communicate, and execute a plan for building out a successful interface while overcoming technical challenges.
• Experience Gained: I gained extensive experience in working with a team of designers to achieve user goals.The emphasis on clarity and consistency as well as brand alignment were paramount in building a successful product.