Wearable Design
2-day Producthon
Personalized IBS Symptom:
IBScribe Product Design
A wearable app helps IBS patients easily track symptoms for better daily control.
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Overview
Key Features
Effortlessly log your symptoms with quick taps
Get a comprehensive symptom overview at a glance
Unlock a deeper insights of your IBS patterns
Seamless integration of wearable devices
Context
To guide the direction of IBScribe, I identified three key characteristics of IBS and how they lead to common challenges for patients and doctors in the treatment process.
Unpredictability
Complexity
Chronicity
Patient’s Challenge:
Healthcare Provider’s Challenge:
Research
With a tight timeline, I decided to prioritize addressing patient frustrations as the primary goal of IBScribe.
Competitive Audit
To discover opportunities for IBScribe, I audited three leading IBS-related solutions for relevant insights and found there is a gap in the current market.
Nerva - IBS Hypnotherapy
Mahana IBS - IBS Treatment
Cara Care - IBS and FODMAP Tracker
How Might We
Design a product that helps IBS patients seamlessly
manage symptoms with minimal effort in daily life?
Feature Ideation
Pain Points
HMW
Iteration #1
Quick Overview of Tracked Symptoms and Dates:
Upon opening the app, users are presented with a calendar view that provides an immediate overview of the dates and corresponding times when symptoms were tracked.
Track Symptom with Two Taps:
By clicking on
To enhance the clarity, I implemented a color-coded system to differentiate between symptoms.
Navigate Between Months and Years:
By clicking on
users can change the calendar view easily and
seamless navigation through health history.
Smartwatch Integration for Discreet Tracking
Recognizing that patients may face situations where accessing their phone is difficult, such as in class or during other activities, I also developed a smartwatch version of IBScribe. This enables users to discreetly log symptoms from their watch, enhancing accessibility and convenience.
Iteration #2
To test the usability of IBScribe, I conducted a guerrilla user testing with 5 IBS patients and discovered some overlooked issues.
“Track Symptom” Button
In the previous design, users track symptoms with a single tap on the symptom, which risked accidental selections. To address this, I added a confirm button and highlighted symptoms for review before submission.
Time Selector
I added a time selector at the top of the bottom sheet, allowing users to adjust the tracked time without disrupting the key experience of symptom selecting.
I understand the monthly calendar provides a comprehensive overview, but is there a way to collapse it? The current calendar view can be distracting when I just want to view a week's symptom tracking.
To address the distracting calendar view, I made another design decision: by clicking on the displayed date (e.g., March 20), users can expand the weekly view into the monthly calendar, which allows for easy navigation to their desired date.
Iteration #3
A continued user testing highlighted the need to enable users to add more details of the symptom for comprehensive tracking.
Some users indicate that the necessary symptom details, such as intensity, duration, and special notes, could be useful for future treatment references.
In the new flow, I maintained symptom tracking as simple as possible by not asking for details during the tracking step, instead seamlessly integrating the symptom note feature for easy access.
I revamped the layout of tracked symptoms to better guide users in adding details.
By selecting a tracked symptom, users will access the symptom note screen to modify details.
Symptoms with associated notes will be visually distinguished by the
indicator icon.
Final Solution
Key Takeaways
While uncovering the real-life frustrations of IBS patients, I focused on how they manage symptoms in specific situations like during class or at work. The difficulty of maintaining symptom tracking in these situations became a clear pain point, directly shaping my decisions when designing the core feature.
