Hello! Thank you for taking time for me. I come from China, now I am an industrial design student at Delft University of Technology. Currently I am doing my graduation project for people with Chronic Heart Failure in the Netherlands. I want to reduce and prevent the social loneliness in this group.
Hello! I am Suwen
It is a challenge, because there are many important aspects I need to know, such as doctors’ advice, patient‘s feelings and so on. I’m hoping that you could help me to accomplish the mission.
Mobile: +31(0)644724906 E-mail: S.SShen@student.tudelft.nl 1
I have a vision: Design to help patients with chronic heart failure and their families to achieve a better well-being by providing social support and preventing social loneliness. 1
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Additional explanation 1
Chronic Heart Failure brings not only physical limitations but also emotional burdens to the patient. My graduation project will focus on providing them with emotional and social support.
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Usually coping with chronic disease not only needs action from patient, but also family members will be involved. For example, patient needs to be motivated to follow treatment; family caregivers will lose a lot of personal time to take care of patients. Both patient’s and family member’s personal life will change due to the disruptions from the illness. So we need to support them both.
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Social isolation is one of the commonly reported problems among the CHF patients and families. The feeling of loneliness stems from the absence of meaningful social relationships. This problem can lead to depression, re-hospitalization and even higher mortality. This graduation will try to explore the causes of the problem and find a proper solution that can be useful in people’s life.
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Home nurse
Service supplier
Patient
Family / Friend
Social volunteer
Medical professional
It is a team work Chronic disease management is a team work, especially in the case of home healthcare; everyone shares a part of the responsibility to make it happen. 4
Your help is very important for my project The information and knowledge I can get from you will help me significantly on understanding the disease, the treatment, healthcare service system, patients and families’ problem. These factors will decide what the design solution can be.
Expertise in chronic heart failure treatment Experience with patient and their needs / problem Direct experience about Dutch healthcare system & chronic management system Perspective on a better future healthcare solution (especially about chronic heart failure)
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Thank you very much
Please do not hesitate to contact me. Mobile: +31(0)644724906 E-mail: S.SShen@student.tudelft.nl Your help will be greatly appreciated! Looking forward to hearing from you.