PharmAssist Ngwa Njikwa Ọgwụ nke Muriel Shields and Dosun Shin

Ihe emepụtara bụ PharmAssist Ngwa Njikwa Ọgwụ nke Muriel Shields and Dosun Shin bụ onye meriri a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu nke 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe na Udi Asọmpi Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Eji Eme Ihe.

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PharmAssist Ngwa Njikwa Ọgwụ

nke Muriel Shields and Dosun Shin

Onye Ahịa: Arizona State University

Onye Meriri Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe na Udi Ngwá Ụlọ Eji Eme Ihe

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Nhazi a

Maka PharmAssist Ngwa Njikwa Ọgwụ

Ederede Akwụkwọ: PharmAssist bụ ngwa njikwa ọgwụ akpaaka maka ojiji n'ụlọ. Ngwa dị mkpirikpi a dabara n'ihu friji ụlọ, n'ọnọdụ ihe a na-ejikarị ewepụta mmiri na ice. Ọgwụ ndị e depụtara na akwụkwọ ahịa na-abịa na karama kwekọrọ, bụ nke a na-etinye n'ime ngwa ahụ ma gụọ ya site na chip NFC. A na-enye mmadụ ọkwa na-egosi anya na nke na-ada ụda, ọgwụ na-apụtakwa n'oge a kara aka site na ọwara dị n'akụkụ ya. A na-ezigara ụlọ ọgwụ arịrịọ mmejuputa ọgwụ na-akpaghị aka. Nhazi a na-enyere ndị okenye aka ijikwa ọgwụ ha n'enweghị nsogbu mgbe ha nọ n'ụlọ.

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Maka Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

PharmAssist Ngwa Njikwa Ọgwụ meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na PharmAssist Ngwa Njikwa Ọgwụ ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ PharmAssist Ngwa Njikwa Ọgwụ maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

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Ngwugwu Mgbasa Ozi

Nkwurịta okwu, ndị otu na nkọwa teknụzụ nke onye nhazi nyere.

Àgwà Pụrụ Iche: 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.
Nha & Mkpuchi: Height 374mm x Width 304mm x Depth 98mm
Mkpado: Medication, Medication Management, Elderly Care, Geriatric Care, Smart Home, Connected
Teknụzụ Mmepụta: 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.
Ịma Aka Imepụta: 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.
Nchọpụta: 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.
Mkpali: 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.
Oge Ọrụ: 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.
Usoro Ọrụ: 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.
Ndị Otu: Designer: Muriel Shields
Designer: Dosun Shin
Asụsụ Foto: Main Image, Image #1, 2, 3, 4: Muriel Shields
Video Credits: Muriel Shields