Educational project
Cystaware
Development of a tool to facilitate the tracking of cystitis symptoms through data visualisation
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Cystitis affects more than half of all women at least once in their lives. Although it is treatable, it can be debilitating. The project examines how visual communication, through data visualisation, can help people understand the condition, highlighting its potential and limitations in non-traditional contexts.
The project uses visual communication, employing the method of data physicalisation, to help people understand cystitis, which affects over half of all women at least once in their lifetime.
The aim is to explore the use of visual tools in healthcare, improving the user experience. Through research into cystitis and the potential of data visualisation, a device has been created that allows patients to record their symptoms in a participatory manner.
The system helps build a personal archive, useful for raising awareness and facilitating communication with the doctor, without replacing specialist advice.
The project opens the door to future developments, such as an information campaign and the creation of a modular kit structure capable of representing different periods without having to remove previous elements.
The initiative places visual communication in an unusual context, highlighting the potential and challenges of data physicalisation and demonstrating how design can improve the user experience even in unrelated fields.
The aim is to explore the use of visual tools in healthcare, improving the user experience. Through research into cystitis and the potential of data visualisation, a device has been created that allows patients to record their symptoms in a participatory manner.
The system helps build a personal archive, useful for raising awareness and facilitating communication with the doctor, without replacing specialist advice.
The project opens the door to future developments, such as an information campaign and the creation of a modular kit structure capable of representing different periods without having to remove previous elements.
The initiative places visual communication in an unusual context, highlighting the potential and challenges of data physicalisation and demonstrating how design can improve the user experience even in unrelated fields.