ROMI
(Range Of Motion Indicator)
Lizzie Greenwood lizziegreenwood@hotmail.co.uk
PROBLEM SPACE AND RATIONALE FRAMING THE PROBLEM 1. Demand for physiotherapy vs staffing 30% of primary care consultation is accounted for by repeat consultations with GP’s for musculoskeletal disorders (CSP, 2012) 41% of Physiotherapy managers in the UK agree that there are “inadequate physiotherapy staffing levels” (CSP, 2012)
“Putting the ownership back on the patient is key” Physiotherapist, Leeds Lizzie Greenwood
2. Scheduling prescribed treatment with existing commitments 31% of people experience pain at work at least once a week (CSP, 2012).
A key part of prescribing treatment for patients involves a home exercise plan containing exercises for mobilising and strengthening joints. These plans contain repetitive exercises specific to the patient’s complaint and involve patients investing time into completing them regularly (up to hourly frequencies) and for the prescribed duration (up to a year) to enable full rehabilitation. = Low adherence rates to prescribed exercise plans (Ludwig & Adams: 44%, Slujis et al: 70%) WHY? SELF VARIABLES
SITUATIONAL VARIABLES
KEY
“I didn’t know how much pressure to apply”
“I had no way of measuring my progress”
Lack of fun
“If patients do their exercises wrong it can aggrevate the condition”
Despondancy: over long rehabilitation periods patients lose motivation
Finding time: pressures of working life take time priority
MONITORING ACCURACY
PHYSICAL PROGRESS TRACKING
GAMIFICATION/ SOCIAL INPUT
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS 25 PRODUCT DESIGN
PROBLEM SPACE AND RATIONALE
RESEARCH SUMMARY
DISCOVERY PHASE