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Princípios e fatores de design para monitorização constante de doentes epiléticos
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A monitorização remota de pacientes é uma área de grande potencial pela sua
constante evolução na investigação de serviços inovadores em saúde e para a
melhoria do bem-estar dos doentes. A possibilidade de oferecer uma
monitorização constante, associada a uma diminuição do desconforto, face aos
equipamentos mais tradicionais, pode permitir uma maior liberdade e conforto
psicológico dos doentes. Os sensores flexíveis e vestíveis, cada vez mais, ganham
atenção numa vasta gama de aplicações na monitorização clínica e na tecnologia
de monitorização de pacientes de forma remota, tornando-se em poucos anos uma
das formas comuns de obtenção de dados biométricos do paciente. É com esta
premissa que segue o propósito principal de aprofundar, de forma teórica, temas
que contribuam, através do design de produto, para a idealização e futura criação
de um dispositivo de saúde pouco invasivo de monitorização constante de saúde,
que facilite o quotidiano dos pacientes, tornando-os mais independentes e ativos
nos seus próprios ambientes familiares, permitindo uma contínua vigilância da
saúde dos utilizadores com elevadas melhorias das suas atividades diárias.
Para que este objetivo seja concretizado, é necessária a investigação de fatores
essenciais que contribuam para a idealização de um sistema de recolha de dados
vestível (wearable), sendo que existe uma grande diversidade de variáveis que
possam contribuir para os estudos de design no âmbito da projetação de
wearables. Deste modo, realizou-se uma investigação teórica apoiada numa
triangulação de recolha de dados, que envolveu a revisão de literatura, um
questionário a especialistas e a análise de produtos de mercado. Esta análise de
dados permitiu descobrir fatores de caráter físico, cognitivo, social e visual.
Após a descoberta de fatores foi elaborado um questionário para que os
possíveis utilizadores ou cuidadores indicassem os mais importantes na
idealização de um wearable de monitorização constante. Os dados recolhidos não
permitiram confirmar nenhuma diferença no grau de importância entre estes
aspetos. As implicações de design para este estudo são discutidas nesta
dissertação.
Remote patient monitoring is an area of great potential due to its constant evolution in the investigation of innovative health services and for the improvement of patient’s well-being. The possibility of offering constant monitoring, associated with a reduction in the discomfort of more traditional equipment, can allow greater freedom and psychological comfort for patients. Flexible and wearable sensors are increasingly gaining attention in a wide range of applications in clinical monitoring and remote patient monitoring technology, becoming in a few years one of the common ways of obtaining patient biometric data. It is with this premise that we purpose theoretically deepening themes that contribute, through product design, to the idealization and future creation of a non-invasive health device for constant health monitoring, which facilitates the daily lives of patients, making them more independent and active in their own familiar environments and allowing a continuous monitoring of the users health with significant improvements in their daily activities. In order to achieve this objective, it is necessary to investigate essential factors that contribute to the idealization of a wearable data collection system, given that there is a great diversity of variables that can contribute to design studies within the scope of wearable design. Thus, a theoretical investigation was carried out supported by a triangulation of data collection, which involved a literature review, a questionnaire to experts and the market product analysis. This data analysis allowed us to discover physical, cognitive, social and visual factors. After discovering the factors, a questionnaire was prepared so that potential users or caregivers could indicate the most important factors in the idealization of a wearable with constant monitoring. The data collected did not allow us to confirm any difference in the degree of importance between these aspects. The design implications of this study are discussed in this dissertation.
Remote patient monitoring is an area of great potential due to its constant evolution in the investigation of innovative health services and for the improvement of patient’s well-being. The possibility of offering constant monitoring, associated with a reduction in the discomfort of more traditional equipment, can allow greater freedom and psychological comfort for patients. Flexible and wearable sensors are increasingly gaining attention in a wide range of applications in clinical monitoring and remote patient monitoring technology, becoming in a few years one of the common ways of obtaining patient biometric data. It is with this premise that we purpose theoretically deepening themes that contribute, through product design, to the idealization and future creation of a non-invasive health device for constant health monitoring, which facilitates the daily lives of patients, making them more independent and active in their own familiar environments and allowing a continuous monitoring of the users health with significant improvements in their daily activities. In order to achieve this objective, it is necessary to investigate essential factors that contribute to the idealization of a wearable data collection system, given that there is a great diversity of variables that can contribute to design studies within the scope of wearable design. Thus, a theoretical investigation was carried out supported by a triangulation of data collection, which involved a literature review, a questionnaire to experts and the market product analysis. This data analysis allowed us to discover physical, cognitive, social and visual factors. After discovering the factors, a questionnaire was prepared so that potential users or caregivers could indicate the most important factors in the idealization of a wearable with constant monitoring. The data collected did not allow us to confirm any difference in the degree of importance between these aspects. The design implications of this study are discussed in this dissertation.
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Design Wearables Pacientes epiléticos Monitorização remota Fatores de design