Abstract
After cancer diagnosis, patients experience shock, anger and fear which makes the gathering of the information that would help to understand the upcoming life a difficult task. For most patients, their healthcare team is the primary source of information; however, they feel that their information needs are unrecognised or unmet. Based on this perspective, this study aims to explore how design could contribute to reducing the stress level of patients related to the information-seeking after being diagnosed with cancer through a human-centred design process via following a bottom-up approach in collaboration with a healthcare institution in Eastern Europe. The study shows that having a human-centred design process followed by a bottom-up approach could help design researchers and developers to challenge the hierarchical situations in order to create solutions focusing on patients who could be in quite vulnerable situations when they are just diagnosed with cancer.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Design Journal : Running with Scissors: 13th International Conference of the European Academy of Design |
Editors | Louise Valentine, Joanna Bletcher, Leon Cruickshank |
Number of pages | 13 |
Volume | 22 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date | 31 May 2019 |
Edition | Sup 1 |
Pages | 655-668 |
ISBN (Print) | 1460-6925 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 1756-3062 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 May 2019 |
Event | European Academy of Design: Running with Scissors - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Apr 2019 → 12 Apr 2019 |
Conference
Conference | European Academy of Design |
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Location | Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Dundee |
Period | 09/04/2019 → 12/04/2019 |
Keywords
- healthcare services
- prototypes
- Human-Centered Design
- emotional distress
- patient information package
Artistic research
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