Research Process Book: The Relationship Between Human's Health & Diet during Covid-19.

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IDUS 711 Me h d fC e S i g 2020

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Presented by Group 2 (Zhengyu Chen, YiChin Chou, ChiaHsuan Hsieh)


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Subject of Study

AEIOU

Annotated Bibliography

Problem Statement

Interview

Consent Form

Opportunity Statement

Questionnaire

Purpose of Study

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Target Audience

User Journey Map

Purpose of Study

Stakeholder's Map

Research Activities & Methodology

Affinity Diagram Opportunities and key insights Design Recommendations

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Subject of Study Problem Statement Opportunity Statement Purpose of Study Target Audience Purpose of Study Research Activities & Methodology


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Due to the severe epidemic all over the world generated by the Coronavirus, the majority of cities have been under lockdown in America also in lots of countries like China, Singapore, India, etc. Its impacts are overwhelming. Millions of people cannot live their life as they used to be, harder to get food and groceries, work and study remotely, or even unable to get back to their home countries as they wish. The most obvious and direct impact can be seen as its harder to get food and groceries as people might be exposed to the virus. For this reason, this research focuses on food supply, delivery services, cooking, and the related impacts during the current situation in order to identify opportunities for design improvements within healthy diet, lifestyle as well as food supply.


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Recently, there has been a severe epidemic around the world because of the Coronavirus. It results in many people to stay at home and elfa a i e themselves. Under these situations, many problems also arise such as many people need to stay at home and they cannot work during this period which eventually leads to lack f lab . Due to this, the food supply chain will be severely affected (Askew 2020). Firstly, lack of labor will impact the harvests because the ha e of many crops like fruits and vegetables still depend on a al lab . Therefore, lack of manual labor will reduce the harvests of crops that will directly reduce the supply of agricultural products to the supermarkets. This will further other agricultural products as the epidemic intensifies and quarantine times increases. With the shrinking workforce, the fac ie are also running short of workers. In this case, food processing factories will also get affected due to less production. (Reidy 2020). During this special period, he deli e i d is also badly impacted. According to some news and reports, some delivery companies have closed their warehouses because workers were infected with the coronavirus. Under this condition, the delivery pressure will be gradually increasing. This will slow down the delivery of some foods and even some foods become stale on the road because of the increase in transportation time. It also causes lack of food in the market. In addition, there is an i c ea e i de a d during the lockdown. Because during this period of crisis, people tend to hoard food as a reserve, so they will buy a lot of food to store them at home. In this case, the problem of the food supply of the market will be gradually serious because of the increase demand, delivery problem and reduced production. Moreover, all of these problems will lead to a new problem which is about people s health. The balance of nutrition is important to people and in this epidemic period, it is more important to resist the virus. No one knows how long the quarantine measures will last, therefore it is easy for people to suffer from sub-health problems and weakened resistance due to incomplete nutrition during this period. Under this situation, it is also bad for the global fight against the epidemic (Snap Fitness 2016, ASN Member Contributor 2020).


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Due to the fast-paced lifestyle in America due to busy work schedules, there is a group of people who are getting less time to prepare meals for a day. Contrastingly, there is another group of people who are getting la ier to cook because of easier availability of fro en food. Also, some people do not even know how to cook. It is, therefore reasonable for some people to buy pack of fro en meals (Mclynn 2019), especially during epidemic situation. However, it should not become a habit, as it adversely affects our health, as fro en foods usually lacks certain nutrition that are needed for the human body (Aubrey 2018). Some severe results can be seen in the illness like heart diseases, diabetes, excessive calories, and the worst, cancer (DoctorNDTV 2018). There are fewer food choices in restaurants during epidemic because, not every restaurants offer delivery service through delivery companies like DoorDash, Ubereats, and Grubhubs, etc. As they are too small to launch delivery channels of their own, and a failure to offer the channel would result in large amounts of missed revenue and new customers (Santana & Table, 2019). Thus, people can only choose the food options offered by delivery apps, it results in fewer choices in small cities like Savannah.


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First of all, we should think about the method of how to make sure workers and farmers being not infected with the coronavirus while they are working. It is really necessary because they can keep the food production and food supply during the epidemic period. Furthermore, helping people to find methods to balance their nutrition and reducing their stressed emotions at home are also significant. It might be the time for governments and food industries to take social responsibility and rethink about providing right and proper nutrition for costumers. Also it is necessary to think about an effective way to educate people to get the nutrition and vitamins for human body. It not only can help people to maintain their health and be more aware of such information, but can also help enhance immune system and stay away from illnesses.


The primary target audience consist of the students who have the experience of quarantine, stay-at-home, shelter-in-place or currently self-isolated at home; the employees who currently work from home; also the employee who are currently on leave without pay. The reason is that they are the most affected groups of people during this period. Thus, the research will discover whether their health and diet is affected by food and its related issues during the harsh period.

The secondary target group is the relatives of the people who are currently in quarantine, stay-at-home, shelter-in-place or self-isolated at home, because they will mostly be concerned and worried and therefore provide financial, physical and mental support for our primary target audience.

Other residents who have not been affected directly but still needs more information and suggestions about healthy diet and proper food storage.


The purpose of this research project is to learn more about how people prepare their meals, including preparing groceries, cooking, ordering foods from delivery services, or anything related to their diet during the quarantine. To discover whether their health is affected by the foods during the special period.

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It's important to understand the context through

In terms of Data processing, we will breakdown the

Secondary Research in the beginning of this project.

gathered research into distinct, individual data

Data

points. An initial round of clustering techniques such

collection

methods

such

as

Publication

Research, Popular Media Search, and Buzz Reports

as

will be used for our project. Understanding the

used to make connections within the data collected,

context, we will move forward to Primary Research

and visualize the same.

will be

in order to understand stakeholders and main social systems.

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methods ,

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AEIOU,

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are used for a deep understanding of people in this project. Transitioning from analysis to synthesis we will begin to explore opportunity areas based on users’ pain points. To generate new ideas, connecting outwardly independent points, and understanding During this stage we will create frameworks such as

the patterns through selective organization and

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: Teachers, Designers, Online Store Workers. Translators, Writers, Cartoonists, Engineers, etc.

C R : People in these occupations have steady income even during the epidemic. Therefore the period of self-isolation can’t influence their life a lot and can’t impact the quality of their life.

R

P W

S

: International Students, Local Students.

C R : Students is a special group of people. They don’t have income but they don’t worry too much about the livings, because most of their parents support their daily expenses.

R

W P

C (H

L )

: Factory Workers, Restaurant Workers, Offline Store Workers, Company Employees, etc.

C R : People in these careers don’t have steady income during the epidemic because their works are hard to completed online. Under this situation, they just do nothing at home. In this case, the quality of their life will be impacted because of the income problems and their life pressure will be increased gradually.


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We chose the range of 18~50 years old is because of our participants are in this range. The target of 18~25 are college and graduate students, 25~50 are people who are working.

1. A

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D Our topic is about the food and diet during the quarantine, so the quarantine will be our second point in this research.

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Cooking problem is the core of our research, so the cooking is an important screener.

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For our investigation methods to this research, we mainly conduct online interviews and online questionnaires as it will be more actionable during the pandemic. Our online interviews will be targeting 5 to 10 people and asking up to 10 open-ended questions for gaining deeper insights from participants’ diets during this hard period. Meanwhile, we will enquire about 100 people who are in our targeted group to do the questionnaires, in order to understand everything related to grocery shopping (when, how, how many), selection of ingredients (food quality), level of cooking, the spending on food and ingredients, the knowledge of the must-needed daily nutrition for the human body. Google Survey and wjx.cn are the websites we choose for setting our questionnaires in English and Chinese versions.


1. Name: Kiran 2. Age: 24 3. Occupation: Pipeline Design Engineer 4. Gender

Male

5. Interviewer: ChiaHsuan Hsieh

1. Name: YiChieh Chou 2. Age: 24 3. Occupation: Student 4. Gender

1. Name: ShuFen Kuo

Male

5. Interviewer: YiChin Chou

2. Age: 50 3. Occupation: Accountant 4. Gender

Female

5. Interviewer: YiChin Chou

In order to better understand how people prepare their meals during isolation, we used the AEIOU Framework as a part of our interview questions to observe comprehensivel . We asked participants to have an interview with us and take photos about how the preparing groceries, cooking, ordering foods from deliver services, or an thing the did related to their diet at home, what s environment the sta ever da , how the interact with others.

1. Name: Jenn 2. Age: 23 3. Occupation: Student 4. Gender

1. Name: Dannis

Female

5. Interviewer: Zheng u Chen

2. Age: 24 3. Occupation: Student 4. Gender

Male

5. Interviewer: Zheng u Chen

1. Name: Nate 2. Age: 25 3. Occupation: Student

Our questionnaire mainl target three groups of people, including students, work from home people, on leave without pa and unemplo ed people.

4. Gender 1. Name: Yu Hsuan Liu 2. Age: 24 3. Occupation: Student 4. Gender

Female

5. Interviewer: YiChin Chou

Male

5. Interviewer: Zheng u Chen


Please list in detail all the Activities

ou did during the quarantine

regarding our diet (the more the better) e , ordering takeout, going to the supermarket for foods (cooking at home) ...... What is our dail eating schedule during the epidemic period? What kind of environment do ou live? (describe the surrounding traffic and infrastructure) Please list in detail all the Activit

Spaces, e , living room, bedroom,

supermarket and so on

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10 e

e

Please describe in detail all our interactions with the environment (e ,

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10

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kitchen, bedroom...) during quarantine, Items (e . microwave oven pan...) and people (e . deliver

workers, friends, roommates...) during

the self- isolation. (About diet) E . 1. I often order takeout during the Wh ill i i hi e ? Each group member will take interviews with each of their friends or famil members on to one. Whe ill e d hi ? Ma 4th-Ma 10th

period, so I have frequent contact with the deliver staffs…… E . 2. I am not good at cooking, so I used to microwave to heat read -to-eat or fro en foods…… Please describe the difficulties of bu ing foods in detail and what do it produce influences to ou? During the epidemic period, what does diet impact to

H ill e d hi ? B Whatsapp video call, Facetime or phone call.

our bod

and

health? If so, what are the influences to ou? What did our diet change during the epidemic period? Please list in detail an items about diet or ou use during eating during the epidemic period and e plain when

ou use it. (e , cell phone,

microwave oven, pot...) E . 1. Order takeout or bu ingredients on our phone. E . 2. I like to eat and watch with an

electronic device (Ipad,

laptop, etc) Please list in detail the number of people with whom

ou have

interactions with them about diet or cooking during quarantine. (e . Deliver man, roommate, famil ...)


During the epidemic period, most of us have to sta at home and self isolate ourselves. Ever one has their own wa of preparing meals ever da . It is hard to sa that there is no difficult or effects on our dail diet and ever activities related to food. Some activities are highlighted to indicate the issues and insights we have found. Most of us have been cooking for ourselves a lot more recentl , e cept the ones who live with their famil in their own countries. Deliver orders have been increased overwhelmingl due to sta -at-home polic . Fro en fresh food and processed food have become an ideal choice because of a longer shelf life. Using microwave is also a ke activit which is mentioned b almost all interviewers because of its convenience and also the suitable wa of reheat fro en food or the food kept in fridges. To make sure we protect ourselves from the virus, most of us saniti e the food deliver from outside, also to wear mask if we have to have little interactions with deliver men.


Our interviewers are separated around the world and live in different environments, because we think it is important to understand and discover the similar issues from different surroundings or other insights during this period. For outdoor places, some interviewers currentl living in cities where the can have multiple wa s to get food without spending lot of time. Some of them currentl live in suburbs or not so convenient areas to get food. For indoor places, kitchens, bedrooms are the ke areas for their activities. Especiall bedrooms, most of them prefer to eat at their bedroom since the can eat while watching videos, series, or using phones which are the reall common scenarios for diet nowada s.


One of the ideal methods to get food is to order deliver service via mobile applications, because it has the minimum chance to contract the virus and also to have minimum interaction with others. Some interviewers specificall mentioned that the almost use deliver app once a week to get grocer , food from restaurants or households. So deliver men have become a ke role based on this situation. Other roles like cashiers and grocer store emplo ees are also important. Store managers should pa attention to their health and make sure the wear masks or other protections, in order to minimi e the infection rate. Self-checkout is also crucial during this period since less interaction (with people) the better. On the other hand, it might be better to live with famil , friends or roommates rather than live alone, because ou can have someone to eat with or prepare meals ever da .


The are a variet of methods to cook food, the pictures on the right are the most common objects we use for preparing food based on our findings. During this hard situation, food can be the thing that can satisf us. So the more convenient and faster wa to get the food done, the less bothered we will be. It is quite convenient to use microwave, oven for heating food. Using kettle to get hot water also can make soup dishes (instant noodle, oatmeal) faster. The electronic devices like phone, iPad, laptop are also a ke objects we use while eating, because most people prefer to watch some videos while eating.

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The highlighted objects can be separated in two categories, one is for preparing meals and the other one is for using while eating.


Due to the coronavirus pandemic worldwide, we all have responsibilities to protect ourselves and not going out to e pose from the virus. Some alternatives have been made for bu ing food in order the minimi e the chance of getting infected and interactions with the people. Our main users here are students and, work from home emplo ees and people currentl group might meet some difficulties to prepare their meals or getting food outside.

1. Name: Kiran 2. Age: 24 3. Occupation: Engineer 4. Thoughts: I'm getting used to cooking recentl , but sometime I have no time to cook because of the work.

1. Name: Dennis 2. Age: 24 3. Occupation: Student 4. Thoughts: It's luck that I sta with m parents currentl , because I don't need to worr about cooking.

1. Name: Jenn 2. Age: 23 3. Occupation: Student 4. Thoughts:Sometime s I can't get ever thing I order from grocer deliver , ma be because the food consumption is still larger than the suppl in Atlanta.

1. Name: LuLu 2. Age: 24 3. Occupation: Student 4. Thoughts: During 14-da quarantine in Taiwan, I cook almost ever da , sometimes I ask m parents to bu food from outside.

on leave without pa . These three targeted

1. Name: Mrs. Kuo 2. Age: 50 3. Occupation: Accountant 4. Thoughts: It seems like no effects for me during this period, but I'm worried about m son, and the situation in USA sometimes.

1. Name: Yi-Chieh Chou 2. Age: 24 3. Occupation: Student 4. Thoughts: During 14-da quarantine in Taiwan, I tr to cook with m girlfriend, I also have to ask parents to bu food outside.

1. Name: Nate 2. Age: 25 3. Occupation: Student 4. Thoughts: Sometimes I feel I don't have appetite because I eat single food items ever da , also the inconvenience of getting takeout.




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Gender: (a) Male, (b) Female, (c) Other.

5.

Occ pation: ________

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egetables, (c) Snacks, (d) Preser ed food (canned food, sa sage, ham, etc) (e) Dr goods (rice, noodles, pasta, bread, etc), (f) Be erages, (g) Dair & eggs, (h) Water, (i) Fro en processed foods, (j) Fro en non-processed foods (fro en fresh fr its and egetables).

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cooking, (e) Cook too m ch and cannot be finished, (f) Others:__________


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eight, (b) Losing

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(b) Cook once in e er one or t o da s (Please ans er the 4th q estion),

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richness of the diet, (h) Eat less seasonings, (i) Eat more coarse grains, (j)

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Age: 30.

Shops once a week, clearly knows what she

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Works abroad.

Usually plans her meals for a week before

Rents and lives at an apartment in downtown.

grocery shopping.

Financially independent.

She doesn't have international credit card so

10-15 mins walk to go to grocery stores.

she always pay by cash.

Grocery delivery is not popular there.

She always wears mask for grocery shopping,

Food delivery is convenient.

and sanitizes herself after back home.

Has healthy diet lifestyle.

She is a non-vegetarian, and chicken is the meat she usually buys. She almost eat fruits every day. Before the lockdown, she usually eats out

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because of the heavy works sometimes, but currently she cooks a lot more. She controls her diet to keep her body in shape,

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People complain about the grocery

I need to think about the alternatives of

delivery service is not convenient in here.

some certain ingredients.

Supermarket clerk: Some fresh groceries

I think I should try some new recipes which

and households are currently short in

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I hope the supermarket won't be crowded.

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Plans the shopping list, also writes down

Supermarket require people to stay 6 feet

some alternatives if it's out of stock.

away for waiting in line.

Find some more supermarkets which have

People buy a lot of food items for storage

to walk more than 15 mins.

it seems like panic buying.

Buy the food in mid-quality or else she has

Popular fresh ingredients are out of stock.

no choice.

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1. Able to make new recipes by alternative food items when she plans ahead and search online. 2. Take dietary supplements to balance the lack of certain nutrients.


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His family will buy some food for him.

Status: single.

He doesn’t have plan for meal.

Study abroad.

When he need to go out, he will wear the mask

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and sanitizes himself after back home.

Live at home by myself.

He is not a vegetarian, he eats steak 2~4 times

Walk 10~15 mins to grocery stores.

a week.

Food delivery is convenient.

He doesn't eat a lot of fruits and vegetable.

Grocery delivery is not popular in Taiwan.

Before the lockdown, he always eats out, but currently he cooks at home. During the isolation, he usually use food delivery.

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I think I should change the recipes, because

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I eat the same thing many times a week.

Some fresh groceries are short in supply,

I don’t like to cook and wash the dishes, but

and price increase.

I don’t have choice.

I have to list the things for my family to

Government encourage people to wear the

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days of isolation.

People buy a lot of food in one time.

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Popular fresh food are out of stock.

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The weekly food budget is not very adequate.

Always lived locally.

Financial pressure is greater.

Live with wife and son.

When he goes to market, he will buy some

Walk 10 mins to market.

cheaper food.

Food delivery is not convenient.

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"I have less choices for fresh ingredients so I have to eat repeatedly during the epidemic."

“Sometimes there are some food out of stock, and some food has a limit to buy. 3.5 out of 7 (Big difference)

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Sligh difference. 50%

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"The quality of fresh ingredients from grocery delivery doesn't meet my expectation sometimes."


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"The quality of fresh ingredients from grocery delivery doesn't meet my expectation sometimes."

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"I have less choices for fresh ingredients so I have to eat same type of meals during the epidemic."


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"Because of staying all day long at home, I watch videos and series while eating snacks, I have gained a lot of weight."

"My diet has had a negative effect on my body, I got so many weight gains and lose muscles."

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