2021
This walkthrough showcases the UX theory and strategic design work behind this product, detailing the process of mapping out the complex design system it requires.
Context + Main Problem
How might we...
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conduct remote medical studies that analyze trends in nutritional intake compared to patient reported data tot single out food additives triggering certain disease related symptoms?
Problem being solved...
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Log food and symptoms efficiently and accurately to provide a detailed nutritional breakdown to compare against symptoms experienced.
Why...
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Medical research regarding dietary recall is not accurate and costs too much for the time being spent.
Our Solution
myMedDiary
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is a cross-platform app that can be used to track medical symptoms and nutritional data.
The potential...
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to help hospitals conduct remote medical studies across the country. It's a product for a nutritional research data participant to track their food consumption and symptoms, but also for medical researchers to facilitate remote data collection accurately.
Primary Use Cases
​Main uses of wholistic myMedDiary system
1. Nutrition + Food Logging​
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Breaks down macro-/micro-molecule nutrients.
Pinpoints common food additives that can have adverse effects
View log of meals recorded.
2. Symptom Tracking​
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View visual analysis of patient experiencing specific symptoms.
A comparative analysis of meal times and food consumption, highlighting potential issues with foods containing specific ingredients or additives.
3. Conduct custom remote medical studies​
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Monitor patient activity + edit study scope.
Condense cumulative patient data into desired visualizations.
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4. Data analysis​
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Compare different data sets to find new relationships.
View custom data configurations for patients.
Design Principles
words to inspire the design of the product
Tactical​​
Utilitarian​​
Streamlined​​
Dynamic​​
Design Criteria
Primary Criteria
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Allow for medical professionals or researchers to carry out remote medical studies involving nutritional intake.
Secondary Criteria
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Ability to log food and meals effectively and accurately.
Provide detailed nutritional breakdown of logged foods.
Provide cumulative nutritional breakdown of all or selected patients in a study.
Allow for unique data visualizations based on chosen parameters.
Ability to log symptoms and rank severity.
Ability to compare unique data sets.
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User Archetypes
types of users we are designing for
Medical Researchers seeking to conduct remote data collection studies.
Individuals experiencing food allergy symptoms, IBS, Celiac Disease, or other GI-related conditions.
Individuals participating in Food Frequency Questionnaires, 24-hr Dietary Recall Forms, and other nutritional data related studies.
Individuals seeking to track and view their nutritional and symptomatic data.
User Tasks: Medical Professional Archetype
tasks the user would like to accomplish (on web app)
Primary Tasks​
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Monitor patient activity
View study overview with corresponding data visualizations
View individual patient details within each study
Secondary Tasks
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Edit patient list, add patients, remove patients
Toggle between various data categories for nutrients
Download desired file type of specific data visualization parameters
Select specific date range for data visualizations
