Alz Well Rafitra Fikarakarana Aretina Dementia nataon'i Akhil Patel

Ny endrika Alz Well Rafitra Fikarakarana Aretina Dementia nataon'i Akhil Patel dia mpandresy sarobidy amin'ny 2025 A' Design Award Varahina amin'ny Sokajin'ny Fifanintsanana Famolavolana Vokatra Nomerika.

VarahinaVokatra Nomerika· 2025

Alz Well Rafitra Fikarakarana Aretina Dementia

nataon'i Akhil Patel

Mpanjifa: Akhil Patel Designs

Mpandresy A' Design Award Varahina amin'ny Sokajy Vokatra Nomerika

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Momba ny Alz Well Rafitra Fikarakarana Aretina Dementia

Alz Well dia rafitra fikarakarana nomerika ho an'ny mpikarakara sy ny marary voan'ny aretina dementia. Ao anatin'ny rafitra ny fampiharana ho an'ny mpikarakara misy endrika maizina ho an'ny fampiasana amin'ny alina, kodiarana marani-tsaina misy fifehezana feo tsotra sy kitika indray mandeha, ary kabary marani-tsaina misy efijery lehibe. Ny fanaraha-maso ny toerana misy dia manampy ny mpikarakara hahita ireo marary mirenireny. Ny fandaharam-potoana afovoany misy tolo-kevitra ara-otomatika dia manohana ny fombafomba andavanandro, ary ny tabilao fahasalamana dia mampiseho ny toe-piainan'ny marary sy ny mpikarakara. Ny safidy feo mahazatra ary sary mifandraika amin'ny toe-javatra dia manampy ny marary hahatsiaro fahatsiarovana. Filan-kely maro momba ny fikarakarana ny aretina dementia no voakasika ao anatin'ny rafitra iray.

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Nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ny famolavolana Alz Well Rafitra Fikarakarana Aretina Dementia, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana miavaka izay mampiavaka ny fahaiza-mamorona, ny fahazotoana ary ny fahamaotinan-tsaina. Ny mpandresy Varahina dia zavatra vita tanana mahay dia mahay ary mamorona mivantana izay manamafy ny traikefa be dia be, ny sarintsaina ary ny fahaizan-kafoy an'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho zavatra ankasitrahana be, ankafizina ary tiana, mahay amin'ny asa sady vaovao ny famolavolana Alz Well Rafitra Fikarakarana Aretina Dementia. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ity dia mitahiry ny fomba fanao tsara indrindra amin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia, ary tsara indrindra amin'ny fitandremana ny antsipirihany. Ny famolavolana Alz Well Rafitra Fikarakarana Aretina Dementia dia mahafa-po ny filana tsara, mikasika ny faniriana, mahasarika ny fihetseham-po ary misarika ny fahalianana.

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Toetra Manokana: AlzWell includes a caregiver app with dark mode for night use, a smart band for patients with simple voice and one-tap interactions, and a smart speaker with a large screen for voice commands and viewing memories. Key features: AI location tracking for wandering patients, central scheduling with AI suggestions, custom voice options for familiarity, and a wellness dashboard for caregivers. Patients gain confidence with contextual visuals, and the system simplifies caregiver-patient management.
Refy & Fonosana: App: Responsive iOS devices (iPhone SE - iPhone 16Pro Max)
Wearable: 36mm diagonal rectangular display
Speaker: 10.2in diagonal display (1.8in depth)
Marika: Dementia, Alzheimer's, Monitoring, Mobile, Caregivers, SmartDevices, Voice, AI
Teknolojia Famokarana: For the app: The product was designed in Figma. The animations are done in Rive/SwiftUI. The v1 prototype is built specifically for iOS using Swift UI and UIKit with some parts done in React. The voice interactions and routing are done via a Large Language Model (LLM).
Wearable & Speaker: V2 additions to the ecosystem are designed in Figma and will be built on open-source libraries.
Fanamby Endrika: The most difficult part of this challenge was to create something that had zero learning curve for the dementia patient (achieved via voice and one-click UI) and build a comprehensive monitoring system for the caregiver while integrating their current daily routine into the caregiving workflow.
Fikarohana: The research was divided into 2 parts:

1. User research: I talked to 3 dementia patients' family members and caregivers to understand how their lives and daily schedules are affected while caregiving.

2. Desk Research: Extensive secondary research was done from online sources like the CDC website, caregiving.org, Alz.org, etc.
Aingam-panahy: Dementia caregivers are the worst-hit caregivers in the healthcare industry:
- 17 billion hours of unpaid care (mostly family)
- 60% have extreme stress levels
- 1/6 quit their jobs

Dementia is also the most expensive disease in the USA: 2.8 Trillion USD estimated societal cost by 2030.

Alz Well aims to reduce stress for caregivers by helping them:
- effectively managing the symptoms & well-being of the patient
- having a smart care framework at their fingertips
- manage their day-to-day schedules along with the caregiving responsibility using AI
- get help in emergencies
Faharetan'ny Tetikasa: Initial research and design: 6 months (May 2022 - Jul 2022)
Development: Ongoing
Location: San Francisco, CA
Fizotr'asa: Alz Well is the first system designed for both dementia caregivers and patients, improving both lives. It uses AI for wandering tracking and time management, a breakthrough in dementia care. Unlike other solutions that address one issue at a time, Alz Well manages multiple dementia challenges in one system (wandering, reminiscence, home tasks, monitoring). The tech is invisible to the patient, requiring no learning curve, making it effortless to use for both patients and caregivers.
Mpikambana ao amin'ny Ekipa: Akhil Patel