P.T. Proactive
Pain Management during Injury Rehabilitation
PT Proactive empower patients by providing personalized insights, enhancing self-awareness, and ensuring medical advice transparency to build trust.
Role
UX Researcher & Designer
Date
August – December 2023
Design
Individualized Motivation
Recovery built around you.
Intelligent Onboarding
Discover goals, motivators, and therapy plan.
Goal Setting
Therapy Goals
Personal Motivators
Real-time Nudges
Reinforcing positive habits.
Critical-Point Interventions
Real-time behavior-modifications based on correlations of patient lifestyle activities and user-reported pain levels.
Pain Management
Tracks key health metrics such as pain levels, exercise duration, sleep quality, and activity levels.
Daily Insights
How patient behaviors impact pain and recovery.
Correlation between lifestyle, pain, and physical therapy.
Lifestyle Insights
Transparency
Transparency in recommendations builds trust and confidence.
Process
HCI Process.
1
Problem Definition & Research
Listening to Patient Stories & Needs
2
User Research
Understanding
Personal Challenges & Goals
3
Ideation & Prototyping
Designing for
Lifestyle & Motivation
4
Design & Development
Developing Smart, Supportive Tools.
5
Testing & Iteration
Refining with User Feedback
User Research
Design Implications
Combing our primary and prototyping testing we discovered…
Participants
5 patients
Data Period
5-days
User Data Collected
Health Metrics (from HealthKit)
Exercise Duration & Frequency
Pain Levels Checkins
| User Research | Design Implication | App Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Users prefer tailored feedback based on their pain levels and recovery goals. | Need for Personalized Therapy Plans | Personalized pain management dashboard with tailored insights. |
| Users trust recommendations more when sources are cited and explanations are provided. | Importance of Transparency and Credibility | Recommendations backed by credible sources and citations. |
| Users engage better with notifications that arrive at the right moment based on activity. | Timely and Contextual Interventions | Intelligent prompts based on user activity and pain trends. |
| Users are more motivated when they can see their progress toward meaningful goals. | User Motivation Through Goal Tracking | Customizable goal-setting and progress visualization. |
| Too many notifications lead to disengagement; users prefer customized settings. | Reducing Notification Fatigue | Adjustable notification frequency and timing options. |
| Manual data logging can be tedious; automation is preferred. | Seamless Data Logging and Tracking | Combination of manual entry and wearable device integration. |
| Users want their physical therapists involved in their recovery process. | Integration with Healthcare Providers | Future feature for secure therapist data sharing and feedback loops. |