Self Diagnosis 2035
2021
Project is aimed at predicting and designing self-diagnosis medical equipment for the year 2035.
The project will analyze current trends and emerging technologies to develop a strategy for the design of advanced self-diagnostic tools. Our team seeks to stay ahead of the curve, anticipating future needs and challenges in the field of medical diagnosis.
Skills
UX, User Research, Trend Analysis
Tools
Research Methodologies, Illustrator
Trend Research
User Research
Product Research
Future Storyboard
Trend Analysis
The project will analyze current trends and emerging technologies to develop a strategy for the design of advanced self-diagnostic tools. Our team seeks to stay ahead of the curve, anticipating future needs and challenges in the field of medical diagnosis.
Major Trend
The major trends were eventually classified in accordance with context mapping.
Accessible
Utility
Privacy
Portable
Time
Accurate
Brands need to look beyond patients’ recovery, providing digital solutions for prescription, insurance and lifelong holistic care. Expect a new age of digital health passports, where tech centralizes consumers’ medical information.
As the amount of data and medical information held in digital databases grows, there is a greater danger that they will be hacked or exposed.
As health-tracking wearables evolve, consumers are cutting ties with unnecessary physical appointments.
Social distancing has ushered diagnoses into the home. Aided by artificial intelligence (AI) developments, along with growing public approval of virtual-first interactions, getting the right diagnosis has become faster and more convenient, handing the consumer more control over their health.
Stay-at-home orders have accelerated the adoption of personal health-monitoring tech.
Chinese medical device manufacturer Senviv showed a non-contact sensor that is placed under the pillow to monitor heart rate, respiratory rate and respiration intensity.
French bio-wearable company PKVitality announced two trackers that monitor key body functions by 'tasting' the skin, rather than analyzing blood samples.
Future User
By analyzing how users of the same age had access to technology in the past, present trends, and how users will evolve in the future.
Target Age: 50
Users at their Target age
Difference:
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Spends more time in travel and Leisure.
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Has flexible working hours.
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Spends more time indoor than outdoors.
Similarity:
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Own a car.
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Like to read.
Users at their starting age
Difference:
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Have access to internet, better and social media.
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Constant with different culture.
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spend more time in self enhancement.
Similarity:
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Follows healthy diet and exercise
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Have full time job.
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Have a Graduate degree.
User name: Billy
Start Age: 25
Target Age: 40
Starting year: 1995
Year: 2021
User name: Tommy
Start Age: 25
Target year: 2035
Interviews
Nurse (China)
• Will be to consult doctors without appointment and able to consult them within 10 minutes.
• Easy to get prescription if needed but in most cases it was not necessary.
NHS Data Analyst (UK)
• It can be bit tough to get appointments.
• There are multiple stages to get specialist consultation.
Student,Surgeon (UK)
• With the private consultation You may receive speedier service but will have to pay more money, whereas government consultation can be time consuming.
Gynecologist (UK)
• Can only prescribe to the countries they reside in and one have to be in the country to receive it.
When people have minor ailments, they tend to go without seeing the doctor, or to heal themselves. But if they are seriously ill, they are much more likely to see a doctor. At the same time, most people would be happy to use a device that they can use to check their health at home.
How would you buy prescription drugs?
What would you do if you were seriously ill?
How often do you go to the doctor?
What would happen to you if you were not seriously ill?
How long does it usually take to make an appointment?
What would you trust a machine to do if it allowed you to maintain your health through self-examination?
System Flow Chart
Product Research
Current Products
While previously all device were able to analyze one type problem and we needed to keep track of the data manually. Now because of smart-phones, all the device can connect to it and monitor in real-time and keep record of data. Which resulted into getting better understanding into one own body.
Future Self Diagnosis Product
Future trend shows that the monitoring system can be integrated in wearable device and products.
Storyboard
Future trends predict that by year 2035, all self-diagnosis items will be integrated into common products, such as brushing, which will analyze oral health and tell users about their dental hygiene and health.
