Wellness Tracker

Wellness Tracker

Wellness Tracker

A health-tracking app for families 500+ miles apart, reducing medical debt (41% of adults) through improved health monitoring and support

A health-tracking app for families 500+ miles apart, reducing medical debt (41% of adults) through improved health monitoring and support

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Role

As a UX researcher and designer on my team, I focused on user-centered design aligned with Apple's HIG and maintained HIPAA compliance. I also conducted card sorting and created a solid information architecture.

Time Taken

3 months

Team

UX Researchers, UI Designers, and Frontend Developer

Contributions

Card Sorting, Information Architecture, Persona Buidling, and Design System implementation

Where did it all start?

Where did it all start?

As a student, studying miles away from family we often are worried of our parents, friends and family's heath, starting from knowing if grandpa took his daily meds to knowing if brother is over using headphones or if mom took her meds on time, or to check if our friends needs help with therapy. The worst scenario we though was what if we were too late to help them?. This ignited a journey to find solution catering to these challenges.

As a student, studying miles away from family we often are worried of our parents, friends and family's heath, starting from knowing if grandpa took his daily meds to knowing if brother is over using headphones or if mom took her meds on time, or to check if our friends needs help with therapy. The worst scenario we though was what if we were too late to help them?. This ignited a journey to find solution catering to these challenges.

Oppurtunity

Oppurtunity


  • 41% of adults currently have debt due to medical or dental bills, indicating a significant financial strain on individuals and families.

  • Delayed healthcare and high medical costs are prevalent issues, as highlighted by the data, which can lead to serious health complications if not addressed.

  • There is a critical need for solutions that improve care management and communication for families, helping to reduce emotional and financial burdens.

  • By addressing these challenges, we can prevent serious complications, avoid unnecessary costs, and ensure peace of mind and better health outcomes for all involved.


  • 41% of adults currently have debt due to medical or dental bills, indicating a significant financial strain on individuals and families.

  • Delayed healthcare and high medical costs are prevalent issues, as highlighted by the data, which can lead to serious health complications if not addressed.

  • There is a critical need for solutions that improve care management and communication for families, helping to reduce emotional and financial burdens.

  • By addressing these challenges, we can prevent serious complications, avoid unnecessary costs, and ensure peace of mind and better health outcomes for all involved.

To nudge their family and friends about medicine intake

To able to add friends and track the health of near and dear ones.

​To be able to receive priority notifications and get priority notifications on health updates.

Gathering User needs

Gathering User needs

Gathering User needs

To be able to assist your friends and family when in an emergency.

​To be able to get emergency assistance when in need

​To get a sense of responsibility irrespective of distance in order to take care of family.

To be able to modify vital access given to their friends or supervisor.

Persona Building

Persona Building

Card Sorting

Card Sorting

As the UX researcher, my role was to gather insights to guide the design process. We used Card Sorting (both open and closed) as our primary method, involving two participants, with UXtweak as our tool.
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Research Objectives:

  1. To understand user mental models and preferences regarding the information architecture of the product.

  2. To identify patterns and categories for organizing content and features within the product.

  3. To inform the design process by uncovering user expectations and preferences.

As the UX researcher, my role was to gather insights to guide the design process. We used Card Sorting (both open and closed) as our primary method, involving two participants, with UXtweak as our tool.
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Research Objectives:

  1. To understand user mental models and preferences regarding the information architecture of the product.

  2. To identify patterns and categories for organizing content and features within the product.

  3. To inform the design process by uncovering user expectations and preferences.

Building IA

Building IA

By analyzing users' natural grouping patterns, content affinities, and areas of confusion, we refined the information architecture to better align with users' mental models and enhance usability.


Research Objectives:

  • Understand user mental models and preferences for the product's information architecture.

  • Identify patterns for organizing content and features.

  • Inform design with insights into user expectations and preferences.

By analyzing users' natural grouping patterns, content affinities, and areas of confusion, we refined the information architecture to better align with users' mental models and enhance usability.


Research Objectives:

  • Understand user mental models and preferences for the product's information architecture.

  • Identify patterns for organizing content and features.

  • Inform design with insights into user expectations and preferences.

Crafting Problem Statement

Crafting Problem Statement

Design a health-tracking app feature set that enables users to seamlessly track vital signs, manage multiple user connections with invitation capabilities, engage in social nudges, manage reports and medications, request emergency assistance, and utilize audio notifications for accessibility. Additionally, the app should allow users to monitor their own and their friends' sleep patterns. The research aims to understand user mental models and preferences for information architecture, identify effective content and feature organization, and inform the design by uncovering user expectations and needs.

Design a health-tracking app feature set that enables users to seamlessly track vital signs, manage multiple user connections with invitation capabilities, engage in social nudges, manage reports and medications, request emergency assistance, and utilize audio notifications for accessibility. Additionally, the app should allow users to monitor their own and their friends' sleep patterns. The research aims to understand user mental models and preferences for information architecture, identify effective content and feature organization, and inform the design by uncovering user expectations and needs.

A way that implicitly lets users supervise their loved ones

One-touch access to details like vitals, and health reports of patients

Users should be able to read as well as listen to the notifications/ reminders

Make a simple UI for people not familiar with tech

Proposing Solution

Proposing Solution

Proposing Solution

Get priority notifications for any abnormal vitals

Stay in touch and updated with multiple people at the same time

Emergency interface for easy assistance for anyone in need

In-built medicine tracker, that keeps track if the medicine is taken on time

Sketching Solution

Sketching Solution

Using Apple's HIG for design system

Using Apple's HIG for design system

Using Apple's HIG for design system

To design our iOS app UI, we used Apple's Human Interface guidelines, to pixel level, including using hierarchical navigation pattern for overall navigation and interactions

Link to Apple's HIG

Final Prototype

Final Prototype

Final Prototype

The prototype was built using Figma, keeping the project objectives in mind. We created various components and used plugins like Contrast, and Iconify.

Link to the Figma File

Estimated Impact Created

Estimated Impact Created

After building this prototype we looked back on the goals and opportunity  that this design and prototype, could potentially have if deployed, and launched on iOS mobile platforms​

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  1. Implementation of the emergency interface can help in tracking abnormal heartbeats, and save lives on time

  2. Monitoring sleep patterns and other vital signs can serve as a valuable tool for indirectly gauging the mental health and overall well-being of loved ones, thus addressing issues such as suicide rates and mental health crises.

After building this prototype we looked back on the goals and opportunity  that this design and prototype, could potentially have if deployed, and launched on iOS mobile platforms​

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  1. Implementation of the emergency interface can help in tracking abnormal heartbeats, and save lives on time

  2. Monitoring sleep patterns and other vital signs can serve as a valuable tool for indirectly gauging the mental health and overall well-being of loved ones, thus addressing issues such as suicide rates and mental health crises.

UI Improvements

UI Improvements

1. Further develop the emergency interface, for its better usage
2. Integrate the chat feature within the app, to communicate with the family directly
3. Improve the medical record UI by giving the ability to grab information from a single report added and update it automatically, in the health vitals
4. UI to collaborate with a family doctor directly via the app

1. Further develop the emergency interface, for its better usage
2. Integrate the chat feature within the app, to communicate with the family directly
3. Improve the medical record UI by giving the ability to grab information from a single report added and update it automatically, in the health vitals
4. UI to collaborate with a family doctor directly via the app