PharmAssist Cov Cuab Yeej Tswj Kev Noj Tshuaj los ntawm Muriel Shields and Dosun Shin

Qhov qauv tsim PharmAssist Cov Cuab Yeej Tswj Kev Noj Tshuaj los ntawm Muriel Shields and Dosun Shin yog tus yeej muaj nqis heev ntawm qhov khoom plig 2020 A' Design Award Hlau hauv Pawg Sib Tw Tsim Khoom Siv Hauv Tsev.

HlauKhoom Siv Hauv Tsev· 2020

PharmAssist Cov Cuab Yeej Tswj Kev Noj Tshuaj

los ntawm Muriel Shields and Dosun Shin

Tus Neeg Siv: Arizona State University

Tus Yeej A' Design Award Hlau hauv Pawg Khoom Siv Hauv Tsev

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Txog PharmAssist Cov Cuab Yeej Tswj Kev Noj Tshuaj

Ntawv Qhia: PharmAssist yog ib lub cuab yeej tswj kev noj tshuaj uas ua haujlwm ntawm nws tus kheej rau siv hauv tsev. Lub cuab yeej me me no txuas rau sab hauv ntej ntawm lub tuam thawj txias khoom noj (refrigerator) hauv tsev, chaw uas ib txwm muab dej thiab dej khov (ice dispenser). Cov tshuaj los txhawm ntim rau hauv cov raj uas siv tau nrog lub cuab yeej no, thiab thaum muab tso rau hauv, lub cuab yeej yuav nyeem cov ntaub ntawv hauv NFC chip. Muaj cov cim qhia (visual) thiab suab qhia (audio) ceeb toom, thiab cov tshuaj yuav raug muab tawm raws sij hawm teem tseg los ntawm ib qho chaw tawm ntawm sab ntug. Thaum tshuaj yuav tas, lub cuab yeej yuav xa lus thov ntxiv tshuaj mus rau tsev muag tshuaj (pharmacy) ncaj qha. Tus qauv tsim khoom no pab cov neeg laus tswj kev noj tshuaj kom muaj kev nyab xeeb thaum nyob hauv tsev.

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Txog A' Design Award Hlau

PharmAssist Cov Cuab Yeej Tswj Kev Noj Tshuaj yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. PharmAssist Cov Cuab Yeej Tswj Kev Noj Tshuaj xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. PharmAssist Cov Cuab Yeej Tswj Kev Noj Tshuaj tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

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Cov credit, cov neeg pab thiab cov ntsiab lus kev txawj ntse muab los ntawm tus tsim.

Yam Tshwj Xeeb: PharmAssist is an in-home, low-profile, automated medication management device designed to fit in a residential refrigerator in place of a standard water and ice dispensing unit. This system is designed primarily for elderly patients, and emits visual and audio alerts, dispenses medications at pre-programmed times throughout the day, and automatically sends digital refill requests to the patient’s pharmacy.
Qhov Loj & Ntim: Height 374mm x Width 304mm x Depth 98mm
Cov Ntsiab Lus: Medication, Medication Management, Elderly Care, Geriatric Care, Smart Home, Connected
Thev Naus Laus Zis Tsim Khoom: Interviews with nurses and nursing professors indicated that most existing medication management devices are set up in the kitchen. While sketching and building foam core prototypes, we decided to integrate the device into the front face of the refrigerator to give it a lower-profile and tie it in more seamlessly with the health and wellness hub of the home. After settling in this direction, we created a series of CAD iterations and an appearance model with a professonal prototyping company.
Kev Sib Tw Tsim Qauv: The primary challenge was designing a device that would encourage rather than demean the user when on display in their home. Several of the geriatric nursing professors at ASU explained many elderly patients hesitate to use existing medication management devices for fear that they will signal a lack of independence to guests entering the home. This influenced the decision to create a functional, yet low profile solution that fits seamlessly into a modern user’s home.
Kev Tshawb Fawb: Interviews became the primary type of research for PharmAssist. The intent was to establish the most common risks for aging in place, and collect more information about existing solutions to make this practice safer and more comfortable. Interview questions were prepared beforehand, and all discussions were filmed or voice recorded for reference. Formal interviews were conducted with Geriatric Nursing Professors from Arizona State University’s nursing school, as well as with employees at an assisted living facility in Phoenix. Informal interviews with contacts that had assisted older relatives with in-home care were also taken into account.

After conducting interviews and mapping out all the information collected, three major risks appeared at the forefront – falls, loneliness, and medication mismanagement. Once interviews became more focused, issues with current medication management devices came to light, such as the potential to demean the user, be difficult to operate, and not work in coordination with pharmacies. Though there are many challenges to aging in place, research suggested that improving these devices could assist elderly people with living safely and more comfortably in the environment they call home.
Kev Txhawb Siab: Aging in place is becoming an increasingly popular trend in the United States. Many elderly patients now choose to live at home rather than transition to a nursing home or assisted care facility. Though there are many benefits to staying in the same environment, there are also risks. After conducting interviews at Phoenix-based nursing homes and within Arizona State University’s geriatric nursing program, it became clear that one of the most prominent risks is the mismanagement of medication.
Lub Sij Hawm Ua Hauj Lwm: This project was completed at Arizona State University in U.S. from September 2015 to December 2015. PharmAssist was also exhibited at by Model Solution company who fabricated the appearance model in their 2016 showcase at the International IDSA Conference in Detroit in the U.S.
Txheej Txheem Ua Hauj Lwm: After the initial setup, the customer will receive all prescriptions in a PharmAssist compatible bottle that is then inserted into the device. PharmAssist will read information off the bottle's NFC chip to emit visual and audio alerts, dispense the user’s medications at pre-programmed times through the left-side chute, and automatically send refill requests to the patient’s pharmacy. This will decrease the amount of human error for elderly patients who choose to administer their own medication.
Cov Tswv Cuab Pab: Designer: Muriel Shields
Designer: Dosun Shin
Kev Qhuas Duab: Main Image, Image #1, 2, 3, 4: Muriel Shields
Video Credits: Muriel Shields