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TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving the Visualisation of Renal Blood Test Results to Enhance Patient ?
T2 - EAD 2017
AU - Gradinar, Adrian Ioan
AU - Davenport, Jeremy
AU - Hill, Heather
AU - Coulton, Paul
PY - 2017/9/6
Y1 - 2017/9/6
N2 - Dialysis patients in the UK usually undergo routine monthly blood tests which support the medical team in assessing their ongoing condition. Based on these results, clinicians then advise the patients on appropriate changes to diet and/or medication to improve their health. Whilst the results of these blood tests can be made available to the patient via an online patient portal, their presentation is primarily numerical. While this style is applicable to medical professionals who are able to interpret such results, it is less accessible to patients, restricting their ability to readily engage with their own results. This research presents a collaborative design approach aimed to produce alternative ways of visualising blood test results that meet both the needs of clinicians and the patient with the aim of enabling patients to be more actively involved in managing their own condition.
AB - Dialysis patients in the UK usually undergo routine monthly blood tests which support the medical team in assessing their ongoing condition. Based on these results, clinicians then advise the patients on appropriate changes to diet and/or medication to improve their health. Whilst the results of these blood tests can be made available to the patient via an online patient portal, their presentation is primarily numerical. While this style is applicable to medical professionals who are able to interpret such results, it is less accessible to patients, restricting their ability to readily engage with their own results. This research presents a collaborative design approach aimed to produce alternative ways of visualising blood test results that meet both the needs of clinicians and the patient with the aim of enabling patients to be more actively involved in managing their own condition.
KW - Renal dialysis
KW - wellbeing
KW - design
KW - blood results
KW - data visualisation
KW - patient empowerment
U2 - 10.1080/14606925.2017.1352751
DO - 10.1080/14606925.2017.1352751
M3 - Journal article
VL - 20
SP - S2363-S2374
JO - The Design Journal
JF - The Design Journal
SN - 1460-6925
IS - Suppl. 1
Y2 - 11 April 2017 through 14 April 2017
ER -