Role
UX Design - Interaction Design - Research - Prototyping
Focus
Embodied Interaction - Healthcare UX - Behavioral Design
Duration
6 Week
Academic Project
“After immobility, movement becomes conscious.”
“Relearning movement feels unnatural.”
“Recovery is not only physical.”
Observation Beyond Treatment
Across hospitals, homecare environments, and physiotherapy sessions, recovery was studied through activities, interactions, environments, objects, and user behaviors.
AEIOU Observation Framework
ACTIVITIES
Repeated exercises, Interrupted routines
ENVIRONMENTS
Hospitals Homes, Physiotherapy clinics
INTERACTIONS
Patients, Caregivers, Therapists
OBJECTS
Support rails, Mobility aids, Exercise tools
USERS
Recovering individuals, Homecare patients, Physiotherapists
DR. Prableen Kaur and Shahrukh, JIPSI.
Adaptive Treatment methods that can be used for patients, professionals and kids ?
Sokhan Lal, BMC- Jain Temple
Is session intensity really that bad or people look for their comfort ?
Abhishek, Homecare
What allows patients to exercise with minimal assistance ?
Small progress milestone.
Encouraging muscle use.
Insights from underneath the AEIOU Observation
Speech
"Feels weird to think about using my leg.”
"That physio session was great.”
“One step forward, two steps back.”
Behavior
Delayed movement initiation after instruction.
Struggled to maintain exercise routines independently.
Progress was frequently interrupted by inconsistency and fatigue.