The development of a Patient Oriented Self-Management Application for Bipolar Disorder

Anneleen Vanhoudt, Arthur Dauwe, Hilde van Dyck, Jonne Oldenburg

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“What do people with bipolar disorder need to manage their illness and how can an mHealth

device assist them”

Main question:

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• Research grant IWT & Flanders DC

• Psychiatric Hospital Duffel & Monkeyshot (UXD)

• 1 year of qualitative research and prototype development

• Expert interviews

• Literature study

Background

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Background

With patients! (through self-help group Ups&Downs)

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Expert interviews + Literature study

What functionality should a self-

management app have?

Context mapping workshop

What do users want,

how should it be implemented?

Theme´s from A (what) were tested against vision of users.

Theme´s from A1. What should an app do?

Theme´s from B1. What should an app do?

2. How should an app do that

Further specification of how themes from B and co-creation of implementation and visualisation

Generating storyboards and wireframes based on A, B, and C

Co-creation workshop

What does the app look like/how is the functionality

implemented?

User testing

Testing of wireframes with users

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Context mapping workshop

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• Workshop 1: What should an app do?

• Context mapping exercises: Collage making Presenting Prioritize Cluster Brainwriting

Context mapping workshop

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Collage of strategiesW

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Yes NoCurrently Doing

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Yes

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Mapping of strategies

Effec

tive

Pleasant

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1. Rest and avoiding stimuli 2. Knowledge about yourself and disorder (psycho-education)3. Love and relationships4. Psychological support

Workshop 1:

Core Themes

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Interviews, literature + workshop = …

• What?

Rest and routine, insight and social feedback

• How…?

Vision!

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• Workshop 2: How should the app help you?

Scenario’s (e.g. how can the app make you take 10 minutes rest)

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Workshop 2: Co-creation

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Scenarios. How can the app help you to…

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• Social feedback: Involving family not priority• Psycho-education: Insight into your mood, prodromes, triggers

is desirable• Method: Action plan and suggesting strategies• Behaviour is crucial!• Usability and long term engagement is necessary.

Workshop 2

Insights

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Sketching

Several scenario’s:

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Prototype: In the zone!

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In the Zone!

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Thanks to:Lise SwitsersWim JanssensSarah HerschkoLynn van CampKatleen De BontZineb Bouzammour

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