Community-based Co-design for informal care: Bridging the gap between technology and real life

Innovative Product Service Systems (PSSs) are needed in order to keep the healthcare system affordable, while safeguarding or enhancing care quality. This study examined application of the Community-based Co-design approach to assistive technology development for informal care. A sequence of methods was applied, involving end-users and...

Designing a social TV experience

The assignment Ziggo has no unique social media service or feature in their Ziggo interface proposition. My assignment was to design social TV features for this Ziggo interface. The target group were the ‘Young & single’ (16-34 years). The approach Vision in Product design was combined with Contextmapping to create a meaningful and coherent...

Design of a mobile ICT solution for nurses in care homes and nursing homes.

Nurses who work in care and nursing homes have to work hard. They have to fit a lot of tasks within a relatively short period of time, which makes them experience a high workload. In addition, it can have a harmful effect on the clients if the nurses who take care of them are in a hurry. The aim of this thesis is to investigate how an ICT...

Development of a medical device for diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions

This graduation thesis describes the development of a system for the diagnosis and treatment of Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions, such as urinary incontinence, bowel problems, pain, pelvic prolapse and/or sexual dysfunction. The assignment was initiated by MAXAM Medical, a start-up company consisting of Fiebke Op de Macks (author of this thesis) and ir...

Communication tool design for Deaf to Hearing in South Africa

“Deaf” with a capital “D” refers to a group of people who are deaf and rely mainly on sign language to communicate. Most Deaf people in South Africa are functionally illiterate. They claimed that they are in need of a practical tool, which would help them to communicate better with hearing people, especially in the healthcare context. Following...

Design of a product for Nurse Call purposes

In hospitals, care homes, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities patients and residents are dependent on the care of the nursing staff. They need to always be able to communicate with a nurse if they need help or when they want something. For these purposes Nurse Call systems and their associated products are used. Currently, patients in...

Entering the Indian Airway Management market: A strategy for Ambu to enter the Indian market for Airway Management

This reports provides an entry strategy for Ambu in the Indian market for Airway Management. This strategy is based on a situation analysis of the company Ambu and a field research among hospitals in India. The project is done in cooperation with Designit, a Danish Design consultancy.

"Seeing is believing" capturing images of an open operation for in the operative note

In the field of colorectal anastomosis the occurrence of anastomotic leakage is a main problem. The risk of colorectal resections lie within the post-operative complication anastomotic leakage, which is very dangerous for the health of the patient. Anastomotic leakage occurs between 2% and 24% of all patients and mortality rates can be as high...