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...
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...
Log food and symptoms efficiently and accurately to provide a detailed nutritional breakdown to compare against symptoms experienced.
Why...
Medical research regarding dietary recall is not accurate and costs too much for the time being spent.
Our Solution
myMedDiary
is a cross-platform app that can be used to track medical symptoms and nutritional data.
The potential...
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
Breaks down macro-/micro-molecule nutrients.
Pinpoints common food additives that can have adverse effects
View log of meals recorded.
2. Symptom Tracking
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
Monitor patient activity + edit study scope.
Condense cumulative patient data into desired visualizations.
4. Data analysis
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
Allow for medical professionals or researchers to carry out remote medical studies involving nutritional intake.
Secondary Criteria
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.
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
Monitor patient activity
View study overview with corresponding data visualizations
View individual patient details within each study
Secondary Tasks
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
