2018 HCDE Senior Capstone Project
In many developing countries, pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under five. However, pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses such as asthma or bronchospastic disease share similar symptoms. Research suggests that children suffering from asthma may be misdiagnosed with pneumonia in these areas and treated with antibiotics instead of inhaled medication through a bronchodilator.
Our sponsor, the University of Washington School of Medicine, proposed to create an Android mobile app that would (1) allow health workers in low resource areas to quickly and accurately diagnosis respiratory ailments through a series of questions, (2) encourage health workers to administer a bronchodilator trial, and (3) recommend the proper treatment based on their answers.
As a team of designers, we worked closely with our sponsors to create an interactive, high-fidelity prototype that achieves all three goals. Our process included research, ideation, prototyping, evaluation, and final iteration and execution. The following process book documents our process from early research and conceptualization to final stages of design and execution with a few comments on my personal contributions and thoughts on the process.