User Inspired Engineering for Patients in Children's Hospitals

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Children's hospitals can be a scary place for children and their parents. Patients are stressed and anxious because they are in a space that is unfamiliar to them, and being forced to be in a confined space feels like a…

Children's hospitals can be a scary place for children and their parents. Patients are stressed and anxious because they are in a space that is unfamiliar to them, and being forced to be in a confined space feels like a punishment. Parents accompanying their children in hospitals are also emotionally stressed due to the overwhelming parental and financial responsibilities. There is a product opportunity gap which allows the patients to interact with the environment to make it more familiar to them and interact with the people around them to alleviate stress anxiety. This project aims to use the user-inspired engineering process to close that product opportunity gap.
Date Created
2023-05
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LED Light up Message Board

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The goal of this thesis project is to work with children’s hospitals in the valley to develop unique exhibits or artifacts that would help children and families feel less anxious during hospital visits and stays. We would like these artifacts…

The goal of this thesis project is to work with children’s hospitals in the valley to develop unique exhibits or artifacts that would help children and families feel less anxious during hospital visits and stays. We would like these artifacts to encourage children to feel safe and happy by sparking fun moments that would evolve into cheerful memories. Overall, we created an LED Light Up Message Board, that will allow children the ability to reduce stress and help express themselves. We created the PCBs to make the letters light up and be easy enough to plug into the board so that the children can create messages on it.

Date Created
2023-05
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