HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE CARDIAC HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO HAD A HEART ATTACK AND ARE SOCIALLY ISOLATED?
Heartbit.
1 mln
potentially affected cardiac patients in Italy each year
30%
of those who suffered a heart attack are re-hospitalized within 12 months.
Behind Heartbit.
From January to June 2020, I served as team leader for the University of Siena in the Student Service Design Challenge.
This unique international challenge aims to apply design thinking techniques to the following brief: How can we improve the heart health of marginalized people?
As a team, we developed Heartbit, a smart pill dispenser that can help patients adhere to treatment, connect them with their caregivers, and support their own mental health.
Features
Adherence to therapy through emotional design
The stone start lightening at the therapy intake time. Intake of the medicament is autonomously recorded by the App, based on the interaction and displayed in the in-app calendar. Only good ux can save us. We tried to make the interefaces light and simple both in terms of readability and usability. Light mode, big fonts size and icons should help our users in using it.
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Interactive Mental Health tracking
To open the stone, the user press the color that better represents their mood between red, yellow and green. In the Heartbit App, the user can further describe their physical and mental outlook in the mood journal.
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User-centered Data Visualization
Active and passive data is transformed into user-friendly graphical insights, that are displayed to the patient through simple and clear language. Caregivers and GP are promptly informed if trends starts to show negative trends.
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Pranayama
Each stone can be held in the hand and use as a guide for breathing exercise. It is possible to carry the stone in the bag or in the pocket during a day out, or enjoy the look and feel of the dispenser at home.weekly update meetings to keep everyone aligned.
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