Thera Bear
A home integrated physical therapy system for kids
Skills Used: Sketching, User Research, Physical Prototyping, Solid Works, Keyshot.
Current System User Mapping
When you see physical or occupational therapy at Children’s Hostipal, you recieve home exercises. To access your home exercise program, you can either view the exercises on a print out they give you at the end of your appopiment or you can use an online patient portal.
Cincinnati Childrens currently uses MedBridge for the perscribed home exercises for both physical and occupational therapy.
Accessing MedBridge for your exercises is inefficient, as it is not linked to MyChart and has each program in a different online patient portals.
The program is sterile, uninviting, boring and unengaging.
Problem
Inaccessible
Confusing
Unengaging
How might we engage kids from the ages of three to eight with chronic
health issues with a home system that simply explains exercises in an exciting
manner to increase adherence to prescribed home physical therapy programs?
What
Why
Who
Persona
Expert Research
Task Analysis
Design Goals
Simple
Ease of use encourages independent completion.
Organizes the exercises into one place to ease feeling overwhelmed by quantity and different locations.
Approachable
Intuitive use by the parent and child for a seamless home integration.
Gamified System
Motivates child to do exercises and prevents boredom through exercises.
