A Context-Specific Design of a Training System for Paracervical Block, using Chloe Syringe Extension Device, for Sub-Saharan Africa within Low Resource Settings: the First Stage

A Context-Specific Design of a Training System for Paracervical Block, using Chloe Syringe Extension Device, for Sub-Saharan Africa within Low Resource Settings: the First Stage

Kiewiet de Jonge, Josephine (TU Delft Industrial Design Engineering; TU Delft Design for Sustainability)

Diehl, J.C. (mentor)
Paus-Buzink, S.N. (graduation committee)
Samenjo, K.T. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Integrated Product Design | Medisign

2024-03-08

This graduation project consists of the journey of developing a context-specific training system for nurses to administer a paracervical block (PCB) using the medical Chloe Syringe Extension Device (SED). This six-month during project is being carried out on behalf of TU Delft and Chloe Company. The aim of the project is to enable nurses in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in low-resource settings (LRS) to competently use the Chloe device for pain management during Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA). The outcome of this project is a two-component training system: a job aid and a demonstration device designed to enhance the training experience and guidance for use.

The project approach was implemented using a context-driven design approach, consisting of Research & Analysis, Ideation, Conceptualisation and Evaluation. Literature research on the topic and its context is carried out, while further knowledge is gathered through contacts with sixteen Dutch and Kenyan medical professionals. In addition to individual interviews, two studies are conducted in the Dutch and Kenyan contexts. A six-week field trip to Kisumu, Kenya, during which ten medical professionals in three hospitals were visited, made it possible to ensure that the design truly fits its context. These medical professionals provided valuable input to the iterative design process and helped to shape the final concept design of the training system.

Further designing is enabled through prototyping, the use of decision-making methods and continuous iteration. This allowed new ideas to be generated, tested, and therefore new improvements to be made. Ultimately, new requirements could be identified, providing the opportunity to create even more valuable designs.

Future research should focus on further developing these designs, giving them an embodiment, and creating the possibility of actually implementing the training system in its intended context.

Training systems
Instructional Design
Medical design
sub-Saharan Africa
Low-resource healthcare context
Kenya
Simulator

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Student theses

master thesis

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