通过以人为中心的设计,重新想象心室辅助设备控制器接口的未来状态.
Rosie Hough1, Jessica Lea Dunn1, Leigh-Anne Hepburn1
1School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Artificial organs
|July 17, 2024
概括
通过以人为本的方法重新设计腹腔辅助器件 (VAD) 控制器,可以改善患者的生活质量. 专注于自动化和情感需求可以增强VAD用户体验,从而改善健康管理.
科学领域:
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 人与计算机的交互
- 医疗器械设计 医疗器械设计
背景情况:
- 心室辅助器件 (VAD) 对末期心力衰竭至关重要,但当前的控制器具有界面限制.
- 现有的VAD控制器接口对患者的体验和生活质量 (QoL) 有负面影响.
- 需要以人为中心的设计方法来改善VAD控制器的情感和功能方面.
研究的目的:
- 探索使用以人为中心的设计方法对VAD控制器进行重新设计的机会.
- 为患者增强VAD设备的情感和功能用户体验.
- 为了确定患者对未来VAD控制器开发的关键问题.
主要方法:
- 与VAD患者 (n=21),护理人员 (n=4) 和医疗保健从业人员 (n=24) 进行了采访,以确定设计机会.
- 使用"模拟设计"方法,从消费品中汲取VAD可穿戴系统功能的灵感.
- 开发和评估VAD控制器接口和与其他患者和护理人员配对的可穿戴设备的未来状态概念.
主要成果:
- 验证了在VAD控制器中增强自动化和应急功能的需求.
- 对远程数据监控,准确的电池状态通信和自动化关键设备报警的突出要求.
- 确定了主要的患者关注点:"管理我的健康"",感觉正常"",社会归属"",感觉安全"和"控制感".
结论:
- 本研究提出了一种创新的方法,以提高VAD外围设备的可用性.
- 在VAD设计中整合情感和功能视角可以显著改善患者的QOL.
- 设备制造商可以利用以用户为中心的设计来增强患者与VADs的体验.
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