The document summarizes the various phases of research conducted by a team to understand factors influencing medicine compliance among Generation X individuals. The research included background research, an initial survey distributed to pharmacies and personal contacts, 8 in-depth interviews with Generation X individuals, analysis of a medicine compliance app, development of scenarios and images to represent their findings, cultural probes and co-design activities, and usability testing of an app prototype. The research uncovered that busy schedules, forgetting, and concerns about side effects were key reasons for non-compliance. Personas were also developed to represent typical Generation X individuals.
Ruth Buzi of the Baylor College of Medicine Teen Health Clinic higlights an array of social media strategies used to enhance health promotion among youth and young adults. Presented at YTH Live 2014 session "The Strength of Social Media."
Awareness of Dental Health and Treatment among the High School Childrenpaperpublications3
Abstract: The study aims to know the current status of dental health awareness about the dental treatment options among high school children for whom the oral health awareness is essential in order to seek early attention and treatment , there exceeds different level of understanding knowledge regarding the awareness about the treatment in spite of available studies with valuable information .but unfortunately a group of population fail to initiate to indulge them with the information’s also end up with mis conceptions regarding the treatments, finally the study would help to emphasize and to shift the focus areas which have been unnecessarily stressed upon . No matter what age one knows the key for mataining good health. Knowing what particular dental problems each have and their capability to decide their most appropriate means to prevent dental problems and reduces the occurrence and marinating a healthy oral cavity from the teen age that helps to maintain for their whole life time.
Ruth Buzi of the Baylor College of Medicine Teen Health Clinic higlights an array of social media strategies used to enhance health promotion among youth and young adults. Presented at YTH Live 2014 session "The Strength of Social Media."
Awareness of Dental Health and Treatment among the High School Childrenpaperpublications3
Abstract: The study aims to know the current status of dental health awareness about the dental treatment options among high school children for whom the oral health awareness is essential in order to seek early attention and treatment , there exceeds different level of understanding knowledge regarding the awareness about the treatment in spite of available studies with valuable information .but unfortunately a group of population fail to initiate to indulge them with the information’s also end up with mis conceptions regarding the treatments, finally the study would help to emphasize and to shift the focus areas which have been unnecessarily stressed upon . No matter what age one knows the key for mataining good health. Knowing what particular dental problems each have and their capability to decide their most appropriate means to prevent dental problems and reduces the occurrence and marinating a healthy oral cavity from the teen age that helps to maintain for their whole life time.
Perception of Dental Visits among Jazan University Students, Saudi Arabiainventionjournals
Background:regular dental check-ups is fundamental in preventing and detecting dental diseases.Majority of Saudi patients do not have the trend to visit dentist frequently and they go only for emergency treatment and mostly pain is the driving factor. Aim: to evaluate the knowledge, beliefs and attitude of Jazan university students towards dental visits. Materials and Methodology:This descriptive cross-sectional; questionnaire based survey was carried out to evaluate the perception of Jazan university Saudi students towards dental visits. 352 students participated, age range of 20-24 years old. Results: The study revealed pain is the driving factor for most of the dental visits. 47.9%, their 1 stvisits complain was pain, 58% the driving factor for last visit is also pain. Although 29.1% occasionally visit dentist; 43% of them their last visit to dentist was 6 month ago. 47.6% were irregular visitors to dentist because they are afraid from dental needle and pain. 75% of the participants described their feeling at1st visit to dentist to be anxious and afraid. Although 88% of the participants knew that regular dental check-ups is important but this knowledge was not practiced.Only4.3% of the participants are driven to dental visit by dentist advice. Conclusion: there are lack of knowledge, wrong beliefs and negligence of dental visits in our study participants. Dental professional and mass media are not playing their role to change the knowledge and beliefs of the population.Recommendation: dental professionals’ media should be utilized spread knowledge of proper dental care.
TickiT: an eHealth solution to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" face to face clini...YTH
The University of British Colombia's Sandy Whitehouse describes the youth friendly mobile platform designed for a clinical setting to help youth communicate issues about their life with their provider. Presented at YTH Live 2014 session "Youth and the Clinical Encounter."
Daily health update for 11/12/2015 from Poway chiropractor Dr. Rode of Rode Chiropractic in Poway, CA 92064. Health information and chiropractic information.
Give Me Your Data, And I will Diagnose YouMaria Wolters
In this talk, presented at Data Power 2017 in Ottawa, Canada, I take a critical look at attempts to diagnose and track people's heath through objective markers.
Jim Warren
National Institute for Health Innovation (NIHI)
The University of Auckland
The presentation was accompanied by this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbvmGqmIxXY
IDEAS multimedia submission to the Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research #HSR2016
We are trying to answer the question of whether and how multimedia can help to improve and innovate health services and systems
"I am here today to talk about a digital photo essay - How can we get life-saving interventions to women and babies?
I will be looking to the issue of photography as a research tool
So what is a photo essay? A photo-essay is a set or series of photographs that are made to tell the story of events of create a series of emotions in the viewer. Photo essays can often demonstrate behaviours or show deep emotional stages.
The images that make up this photo essay relates to maternal and newborn health and traces the story of women in Ethiopia as they go into labour and the care that is received in the first hours and days of a newborns life.
We put them together using the Shorthand Social which allows you create visually engaging storytelling microsites for free.
For the next few minutes, I will let the photographs that we used to do the talking….
So now that we have followed these mothers and newborns on their journeys, I will explain how this research came about, and I will cover the following topics:
- What is IDEAS?
- Charting progress in maternal and newborn health in Ethiopia
- How photography can help improve and innovate health systems by enhancing research
- Wider debates
- What next?
Find out more at http://bit.ly/MLE4MNCH
#HSR2016
How do patients learn and seek healthcare information? What influence does technology have on patient healthcare communication? Our Patient Healthcare Communications report explores the answers to these questions and more.
SW 619Infancy and Early Childhood Development of Drug Addicted.docxmabelf3
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Infancy and Early Childhood Development of Drug Addicted Children
While in the womb fetus is in the it feeds off the food intake and nourishment through the
placenta, which also means that any substances such as drugs, alcohol or tobacco that enters the
mothers system flows through the placenta and is delivered to the fetus as well. From birth to three
years old is the most critical period in a child’s development process. Children of mothers that use
drugs while they are pregnant increase the likelihood that the child will suffer from some form of
birth defect and oftentimes born prematurely. The lasting effects of prenatal cocaine affect the
growth of the fetus physically. The results of the increase of premature birth, and generalized growth
retardation including decreased birth weight, shorter body length, and smaller head circumference
(Bigsby et al, 2011; Covington et al, 2002; Gouin et al, 2011; Mayes et al, 2003).
These toxic chemicals can sometimes have irreversible damage that affect the child’s normal
development process with regards to proper development of organs and brain function.
From the ages of 0-2 months old a child are expected to have develop motor skills that would
include the ability to recognize different colors and shapes, kicking waving, have the ability to
recognize familiar voices and their sleeping patterns would change, meaning that as they grow older
children should be sleeping a little longer than a new born baby. Children from the ages of 2
months old should be able to extend their arm and reach and pick up toys and other objects,
hand coordination by shifting objects from one hand to another. The child should be able to pick up
finger food and bring it to their mouths. Identifying a problem with a child is when they are not able
to perform these age appropriate task.
A toddler ages 3 to 5 years old should be able to perform task such as holding crayons drawing horizontal lines, circles and have the ability to fold and snip paper with scissors. Children that have been exposed to substance may struggle with completing these tasks or will develop these cognitive skills at a slower rate. One study using play behavior (Rodning, Beckwith, & Howard, 1989a) found that preterm toddlers exposed to cocaine
and other drugs to show poorly developed play behaviors, and a lack of interest and motivation in
unstructured situations, in comparison to a group of high risk preterm children. Using play behavior,
one study found preterm toddlers exposed to cocaine and other drugs to show poorly. However, by
3 years of age, there were no changes associated with fine motor performance or behavior observed
with the child externalizing behavioral problems at age 5 years old. Stress and psychological
symptoms of caregivers were found to be in direct correlation with increased child behavioral issues;
indicating that the effected children may have m.
Perception of Dental Visits among Jazan University Students, Saudi Arabiainventionjournals
Background:regular dental check-ups is fundamental in preventing and detecting dental diseases.Majority of Saudi patients do not have the trend to visit dentist frequently and they go only for emergency treatment and mostly pain is the driving factor. Aim: to evaluate the knowledge, beliefs and attitude of Jazan university students towards dental visits. Materials and Methodology:This descriptive cross-sectional; questionnaire based survey was carried out to evaluate the perception of Jazan university Saudi students towards dental visits. 352 students participated, age range of 20-24 years old. Results: The study revealed pain is the driving factor for most of the dental visits. 47.9%, their 1 stvisits complain was pain, 58% the driving factor for last visit is also pain. Although 29.1% occasionally visit dentist; 43% of them their last visit to dentist was 6 month ago. 47.6% were irregular visitors to dentist because they are afraid from dental needle and pain. 75% of the participants described their feeling at1st visit to dentist to be anxious and afraid. Although 88% of the participants knew that regular dental check-ups is important but this knowledge was not practiced.Only4.3% of the participants are driven to dental visit by dentist advice. Conclusion: there are lack of knowledge, wrong beliefs and negligence of dental visits in our study participants. Dental professional and mass media are not playing their role to change the knowledge and beliefs of the population.Recommendation: dental professionals’ media should be utilized spread knowledge of proper dental care.
TickiT: an eHealth solution to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" face to face clini...YTH
The University of British Colombia's Sandy Whitehouse describes the youth friendly mobile platform designed for a clinical setting to help youth communicate issues about their life with their provider. Presented at YTH Live 2014 session "Youth and the Clinical Encounter."
Daily health update for 11/12/2015 from Poway chiropractor Dr. Rode of Rode Chiropractic in Poway, CA 92064. Health information and chiropractic information.
Give Me Your Data, And I will Diagnose YouMaria Wolters
In this talk, presented at Data Power 2017 in Ottawa, Canada, I take a critical look at attempts to diagnose and track people's heath through objective markers.
Jim Warren
National Institute for Health Innovation (NIHI)
The University of Auckland
The presentation was accompanied by this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbvmGqmIxXY
IDEAS multimedia submission to the Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research #HSR2016
We are trying to answer the question of whether and how multimedia can help to improve and innovate health services and systems
"I am here today to talk about a digital photo essay - How can we get life-saving interventions to women and babies?
I will be looking to the issue of photography as a research tool
So what is a photo essay? A photo-essay is a set or series of photographs that are made to tell the story of events of create a series of emotions in the viewer. Photo essays can often demonstrate behaviours or show deep emotional stages.
The images that make up this photo essay relates to maternal and newborn health and traces the story of women in Ethiopia as they go into labour and the care that is received in the first hours and days of a newborns life.
We put them together using the Shorthand Social which allows you create visually engaging storytelling microsites for free.
For the next few minutes, I will let the photographs that we used to do the talking….
So now that we have followed these mothers and newborns on their journeys, I will explain how this research came about, and I will cover the following topics:
- What is IDEAS?
- Charting progress in maternal and newborn health in Ethiopia
- How photography can help improve and innovate health systems by enhancing research
- Wider debates
- What next?
Find out more at http://bit.ly/MLE4MNCH
#HSR2016
How do patients learn and seek healthcare information? What influence does technology have on patient healthcare communication? Our Patient Healthcare Communications report explores the answers to these questions and more.
SW 619Infancy and Early Childhood Development of Drug Addicted.docxmabelf3
SW 619
Infancy and Early Childhood Development of Drug Addicted Children
While in the womb fetus is in the it feeds off the food intake and nourishment through the
placenta, which also means that any substances such as drugs, alcohol or tobacco that enters the
mothers system flows through the placenta and is delivered to the fetus as well. From birth to three
years old is the most critical period in a child’s development process. Children of mothers that use
drugs while they are pregnant increase the likelihood that the child will suffer from some form of
birth defect and oftentimes born prematurely. The lasting effects of prenatal cocaine affect the
growth of the fetus physically. The results of the increase of premature birth, and generalized growth
retardation including decreased birth weight, shorter body length, and smaller head circumference
(Bigsby et al, 2011; Covington et al, 2002; Gouin et al, 2011; Mayes et al, 2003).
These toxic chemicals can sometimes have irreversible damage that affect the child’s normal
development process with regards to proper development of organs and brain function.
From the ages of 0-2 months old a child are expected to have develop motor skills that would
include the ability to recognize different colors and shapes, kicking waving, have the ability to
recognize familiar voices and their sleeping patterns would change, meaning that as they grow older
children should be sleeping a little longer than a new born baby. Children from the ages of 2
months old should be able to extend their arm and reach and pick up toys and other objects,
hand coordination by shifting objects from one hand to another. The child should be able to pick up
finger food and bring it to their mouths. Identifying a problem with a child is when they are not able
to perform these age appropriate task.
A toddler ages 3 to 5 years old should be able to perform task such as holding crayons drawing horizontal lines, circles and have the ability to fold and snip paper with scissors. Children that have been exposed to substance may struggle with completing these tasks or will develop these cognitive skills at a slower rate. One study using play behavior (Rodning, Beckwith, & Howard, 1989a) found that preterm toddlers exposed to cocaine
and other drugs to show poorly developed play behaviors, and a lack of interest and motivation in
unstructured situations, in comparison to a group of high risk preterm children. Using play behavior,
one study found preterm toddlers exposed to cocaine and other drugs to show poorly. However, by
3 years of age, there were no changes associated with fine motor performance or behavior observed
with the child externalizing behavioral problems at age 5 years old. Stress and psychological
symptoms of caregivers were found to be in direct correlation with increased child behavioral issues;
indicating that the effected children may have m.
Running head WEEK THREE ASSIGNMENT .docxtoltonkendal
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WEEK THREE ASSIGNMENT
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Week Three Assignment
PHI445: Personal & Organizational Ethics
Week Three Assignment
The case that I chose was Pharmaceuticals (Merck). The pharmaceutical industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that has evolved over decades developing, producing, and marketing various medications to the masses. They deal with increasing criticism in this industry due to the multiple side effects and drug interactions that occur. “In fact, research has shown that more than 100,000 deaths are caused by drug reactions each year in the United States (Null, 2010)” (Fieser, 2015). An ethical and moral dilemma for the pharmaceutical industry is that many drug companies are caught deceiving the public. The pharmaceutical industry continues to face controversy due to their advertising techniques. Pharmaceutical companies began to bypass the healthcare professionals and advertise directly to the patients. This tactic is called direct-to-consumer advertising which began in 1982. In our text is says, “Such advertising, it argued, is problematic “because of the inability of patients to understand medical information and make a rational, informed choice of medication from an array of drugs making similar claims.” The DEA was further concerned about “the messages conveyed to our youth” through such advertising” (Fieser, 2015).
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which is the government agency that ensures the safety and effectiveness of medicines available to Americans. The FDA pushes guidance, compliance, and regulatory information onto the pharmaceutical industry. The FDA publishes regulations in the federal government’s official publication for notifying the public in accordance with the U.S. law, Executive Orders (EO) and memoranda issued by the President. The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has been tasked from the FDA with evaluating new drugs before they could be sold to consumers. They also oversee the type of advertising that the pharmaceutical companies use to market their products to consumers to ensure that false or misleading information is not presented.
Utilitarianism is the theory that focuses on the cost-benefit analysis which believes that and action is morally right as long as the consequences of some do not out weight the benefits of the majority. They also emphasize goodness and badness in decision making by focusing on how our actions affect human happiness. “An action is morally right if the consequences of that action are more favorable than unfavorable to everyone” (Fieser, 2015). The pharmaceutical companies contend that the drugs they create save thousands of lives worldwide on a daily basis. They live and work under a Pharmacist Code. The Pharmacist Code of Ethics and Oath ...
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CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND TREATMENT
Cultural Competency and Treatment of persons with mental illness
Alexis Lowe
Professor Patricia Coccoma
HUMN 6511- Treatment of Forensic Populations
June 16, 2019
Cultural Competency and Treatment of persons with mental illness
The culturally diverse forensic population that I chose to research is those who are mentally ill. This population is of particular interest to me because I have always wanted to work in agencies that do an intervention for members of this population and I have always felt that something should be done when I find helpless people on the streets who are mentally ill. Mentally ill persons can be described using characteristics which cut across the population but lean mostly to the side of those who have an extreme mental illness. Most of them experience financial distress, homelessness, lack of money to rent houses and dependence of social programs like social security. Others have violent behavior and remain dependent on mental services for a long time (Naylor et al., 2016). The mentally ill often commit small crimes and because of their health situation, they find themselves in difficult situations. According to Rickwood, 2006, mentally ill persons going through corrections procedures often suffer more psychological problems and this limits their chances of recovery.
The Unique Characteristics of Mentally Ill Patients
Rickwood explores the representation of the mentally ill in the criminal justice system. According to Rickwood, the mentally ill are over three times more represented in the criminal justice compared to the ordinary community and this is something of concern. In certain cultures, more persons who have a mental illness live in correction facilities compared to others. However, incarceration is seen to be a major cause of mental health problems due to some of the corrective measures that are employed. Depression among Hispanics is noted to be highest at slightly over 10%, followed by African Americans than Whites (Corin, 2017) Depression cuts across all age groups and genders in the recent past. According to Rickwood there is need to ensure that specialized and professional mental health services are provided in correctional facilities to ensure that the correction process does not negatively impact the victims. pre-release preparation and post-release follow-up are key areas that need a proper overhaul to ensure that the number of cases of relapse is reduced accordingly. Proper understanding of the cultural background of a patient is a major consideration in choosing treatment procedures and it ensures that the health service provider is cult rally aware of the implications of certain choices on certain groups of people. Cultural considerations affect beliefs about sickness, pain and where.
This document includes three blog posts recently featured in PharmaVOICE.
The blogs focus on how enhanced access to in-depth health data is impacting an understanding of personhood, the environment around us, and the pharma operating model.
BLOG 1 (Pages 2-7)
Waves of Real Life Data Are Inundating Pharma...Can They Keep Up?
BLOG 2 (Pages 8-13)
Better understanding where and how we live will vastly improve remote patient
monitoring approaches
BLOG 3 (Pages 14-18)
5 Ways Pharma Can Be More Patient-Centered & Usher in Digital Transformation
Send me a note with your comments and feedback. Thanks for reading!
Major global survey asks people about their attitudes toward science
A new Wellcome Trust survey asked more than 140,000 people across 140 countries about their attitudes towards science and health, and found that nearly 75% of people say they trust a doctor or a nurse more than friends, family, or other sources of health advice. Here’s more:
•Vaccines: Some 80% of people worldwide agree that vaccines are safe. One in three people in France — the highest percentage anywhere in the world — disagree that vaccines are safe.
•Understanding of science: Men are more likely to claim an understanding than women, as are those aged 29 and younger. Almost two-thirds of people around the world expressed an interest in learning more science.
•Science and society: About a third of people in Africa and Central and South America don’t feel like they benefit from science.
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Findings Used to Make Public Health Planning and Policy Decisions
Unit 4 - HA560
March 28, 2016
There has been increased concern among policy makers, scientists and communities that health is greatly affected by a number of factors that occur in a person’s lifetime and in multi levels. Prevention is sententious to curb occurrence of any disease within the population, and it has to come first even if access to quality healthcare services is provided. To adequately promote health and prevent diseases, certain policies and factors need to be addressed mostly factors that are related to health behaviors.
Social psychology is all about understanding individuals’ behavior specifically in a social setting. Basically, social psychology focuses on factors that influence people to behave in certain ways in presence of others. The two greatest contributors in the field of social psychology were Allport (1920) and Bandura (1963). To begin with, according to Allport; he argued that the interaction of individuals with others or the presence of social groups can encourage the development of certain behaviors (Kassin, 2014). This is what Allport referred to as social facilitation, in his research he identified that an audience will facilitate the performance of an actor in a well learnt and understood task; however the performance of the same actor will decrease in performance on difficult tasks which are newly learnt, and this is contributed by social inhibition. The second contributor in the field of social psychology is Bandura (1963), in his work he developed a notion that behavior in the social world could be possibly modeled, and this is what he referred to as social learning theory. He gave his explanation with three groups of children who were watching a video where in the video an adult showed aggressiveness towards a “bobo doll” and the adults who displayed such behavior were awarded by another adult or were just punished. Therefore Bandura found that children who saw the adult being rewarded were found to be more likely to imitate that adult’s behavior.
Certain theories plays important roles in health assessment, and a theory is defined as a collection of concepts in specific area of concern or interest in the world that need explanations, intervening and prediction. Theories need to be backed up with evidence that tend to explain why things will happen in relation to current situations, and followed with some actions to turn situations in certain desirable ways. Health assessment can be defined as a plan of care that recognizes specific person’s health needs and how such needs will be addressed by healthcare system or any other health institutions (Jarvis, 2008). Generally, health assessment is the evaluation of health status through examination of physical and psychological concerns after looking at the health history of the victim assess ...
According to this idea that gender is socially constructed, answer.docxronak56
According to this idea that gender is socially constructed, answer the following questions:
1. What does it mean to be a man in the U.S.? What does it mean to be a woman?
2. From what institutions do we learn these gender roles?
3. How do these clips demonstrate the ways in which gender is socially constructed in the U.S.? Do the concepts discussed in the clips resonate with you? Why or why not?
In Persepolis, the main character Marji struggles to define her identity as an Iranian woman in a changing society.
· What roles are depicted for women in Iranian society in the film? How do they change over time?
· How does Persepolis demonstrate the ways in which gender and identity are influenced in many ways, by different processes across cultures? How are gender roles in Iran similar, or different to gender in the U.S.?
· What are some of the stereotypes that exist about Muslim women and how does Abu-Lughod in “Do Muslim Women Need Saving” and Persepolis complicate these stereotypes?
Answer the following questions 2 full pages
Running head: MAJOR HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS IN THE U.S. 1
Major Health Care Problems in the U.S.
Jane Doe
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MAJOR HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS IN THE U.S. 2
Major Health Care Problems in the US
Problem statement: High and continuously rising cost of health care has been and still is one of
the biggest challenges affecting the Health Care system in United States.
Methods of Examining the Problem
Both qualitative and quantitative research methods should be used to fully understand the
issue of high cost of care in the US. Quantitative methods like surveys and experimentations will
aid in estimating the prevalence, magnitude and frequency of the problem in different regions.
On the other hand, qualitative methods like case studies and observation will help describe the
extent and complexity of the issue. The two approaches need to work in complementation to
obtain a clear understanding of this menace.
Surveys, as a quantitative research method, is one of the most effective in the social
research and present a more viable method of examining the cost of health in the country. They
involve asking of questions in the form of questionnaires and interviews. Questionnaires are
written questions to which the response can be open ended or multiple-choice format. This
would be used to gain information about cost within determinants that are of
disagree/neutral/agree nature. An example is if patients are contented with the cost of services
they get or they deem the cost of cover worthy. Interviews, the researcher discussing issues with
the respondents, are to be used to gain more details on already known aspects of the system. This
may include gathering information to inform policies, administration and use of technology to
minimize the cost of care.
Since health cost in the US is not a new challenge and there have been studies about it,
qualitative methods like .
Tom Selleck Health: A Comprehensive Look at the Iconic Actor’s Wellness Journeygreendigital
Tom Selleck, an enduring figure in Hollywood. has captivated audiences for decades with his rugged charm, iconic moustache. and memorable roles in television and film. From his breakout role as Thomas Magnum in Magnum P.I. to his current portrayal of Frank Reagan in Blue Bloods. Selleck's career has spanned over 50 years. But beyond his professional achievements. fans have often been curious about Tom Selleck Health. especially as he has aged in the public eye.
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Introduction
Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
Early Life and Career
Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
Tom Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From an early age, he was involved in sports, particularly basketball. which played a significant role in his physical development. His athletic pursuits continued into college. where he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. This early involvement in sports laid a strong foundation for his physical health and disciplined lifestyle.
Transition to Acting
Selleck's transition from an athlete to an actor came with its physical demands. His first significant role in "Magnum P.I." required him to perform various stunts and maintain a fit appearance. This role, which he played from 1980 to 1988. necessitated a rigorous fitness routine to meet the show's demands. setting the stage for his long-term commitment to health and wellness.
Fitness Regimen
Workout Routine
Tom Selleck health and fitness regimen has evolved. adapting to his changing roles and age. During his "Magnum, P.I." days. Selleck's workouts were intense and focused on building and maintaining muscle mass. His routine included weightlifting, cardiovascular exercises. and specific training for the stunts he performed on the show.
Selleck adjusted his fitness routine as he aged to suit his body's needs. Today, his workouts focus on maintaining flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular health. He incorporates low-impact exercises such as swimming, walking, and light weightlifting. This balanced approach helps him stay fit without putting undue strain on his joints and muscles.
Importance of Flexibility and Mobility
In recent years, Selleck has emphasized the importance of flexibility and mobility in his fitness regimen. Understanding the natural decline in muscle mass and joint flexibility with age. he includes stretching and yoga in his routine. These practices help prevent injuries, improve posture, and maintain mobilit
New Drug Discovery and Development .....NEHA GUPTA
The "New Drug Discovery and Development" process involves the identification, design, testing, and manufacturing of novel pharmaceutical compounds with the aim of introducing new and improved treatments for various medical conditions. This comprehensive endeavor encompasses various stages, including target identification, preclinical studies, clinical trials, regulatory approval, and post-market surveillance. It involves multidisciplinary collaboration among scientists, researchers, clinicians, regulatory experts, and pharmaceutical companies to bring innovative therapies to market and address unmet medical needs.
Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
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The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system
It is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system and is located in front of the rectum and just below the urinary bladder
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A healthy human prostate measures (4cm-vertical, by 3cm-horizontal, 2cm ant-post ).
It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder. It has anterior, median, posterior and two lateral lobes
It’s work is regulated by androgens which are responsible for male sex characteristics
Generalised disease of the prostate due to hormonal derangement which leads to non malignant enlargement of the gland (increase in the number of epithelial cells and stromal tissue)to cause compression of the urethra leading to symptoms (LUTS
New Directions in Targeted Therapeutic Approaches for Older Adults With Mantl...i3 Health
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This slide deck presented by Dr. Kami Maddocks, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Hematology and
Associate Division Director for Ambulatory Operations
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, will provide insight into new directions in targeted therapeutic approaches for older adults with mantle cell lymphoma.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
Target Audience
Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Learning Objectives
1.) Identify clinical and biological prognostic factors that can guide treatment decision making for older adults with MCL
2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
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1. Medicine Compliance for Generation X
Team 1: Ankita Arvind, Chris Holliday, Michael Li, Cheng Li (Vanessa)
User and Market Research
Phase I: Background Research
To begin, our team conducted preliminary research to guide our future research and help
to formulate well directed and educated questions. In order to ensure pertinent and up to
date information, we limited our sources to those published within the last 10 years. The
channels we used included but were not limited to: Google Search, Google Scholar, Google
News, Youtube, Slideshare.net, WHO and other organizations’ reports.
Phase II: Initial Subject Canvassing
To further our understanding of issues that affect medical compliance in Generation X, we
created and conducted a short survey to distribute to as many qualified people (part of
Generation X, taking prescriptions, following a prescribed exercise plan, etc.) as we could
find. We accomplished this by distributing a paper survey to people waiting for their
prescriptions in drugstores in Pittsburgh. Additionally, we sent the surveys out to friends
and family who were in our target age range.
Phase III: In Depth Subject Interviews
Based on the results from our initial survey, we conducted 8 in-depth interviews with a
variety of qualified subjects, five of whom are Generation X. From these conversations, we
gained a deeper understanding of what influences Gen Xers medical compliance, and
2. pushed the subjects to think more deeply about what influences them. We selected these
individuals during Phase II, by asking those surveyed whether they would be willing to
participate further in our study and conducted the interview then and there. We also
reached out to those we have personal connections with for this part of the study.
Phase IV: Heuristic Analysis
We conducted a heuristic analysis study of a medicine compliance app named ‘MedCoach’
which was aimed at helping people organise their medicines and set up reminders for their
doses.
Phase V: Image Board and Scenarios
We created a scenario revolving around our combined persona to get a better
understanding of a day in the life of the average Gen-Xer who taked medicine. We also
created an image board to stimulate thinking about various aspects that are related to
Gen-Xers and medicine compliance. Together the scenario and the image board were a
visual representation of the research we had done and it helped us figure out our next
steps.
Phase VI: Cultural Probes and Co-Design
The next part of our research was to create a kit that people could engage with and one that
would help them delve deeper into their daily routines and how medicines fit into these
schedules. The Co-Design activity focused on getting insights on reminders and distractions
that people associate with medicine compliance.
3. Phase VII: Usability Testing
Finally, we conceptualized an app that would assist people in taking medication on time
and conducted usability tests with 5 people. The aim of this test was to find out:
● If people would use an app for the purpose of medicine compliance
● If they have access to their phone while taking their medicines
● If incentives would motivate people to take their medicines on time
SET factors
Based on our preliminary research, we organized the information we gathered into a
number of Social, Economic and Technological factors.
4. Social Set Factors
There are many social set factors that apply to the issue of medical non compliance. First of
all, we categorized the landscape of Generation Xers as a social factor. We found that 62%
of people aged 35 - 49 years currently take prescription drugs. This same group of people
fills an average of 6 prescriptions per year. We also considered information about peoples
lifestyles to be social factors affecting medical compliance. Currently, members of
Generation X are of the age that many of them are entering the prime of their careers,
meaning they tend to have busy work schedules. On top of this, people of this age often
have started families, with one or more children. Finally, we considered some of the
consequences of medical non-compliance to be social factors. For obvious reasons, medical
non-compliance leads to unnecessary disease progression, and can be blamed for 125,000
deaths per year as well as 10% of all hospitalizations.
Economic Set Factors
Each year, medical non-compliance costs Americans over $100 billion. It is clear that the
economic impact of medical compliance is huge. Other economic set factors include
increasing prices of prescription drugs, as well as recent economic instability. Given the
current state of the economy and the high costs of healthcare in the United States,
affordability plays a large role in many people’s ability to fill prescriptions, and thus comply
with their medical recommendations.
Technological Set Factors
Other than the effectiveness and the adverse side effects associated with the drugs people
are prescribed, another important technological factor that influences medical compliance
is the connectivity we have become accustomed to. Our constant access to the collective
5. knowledge on the internet enables patients to conduct their own research related to their
medications. It also creates an opportunity to use peoples constant connectivity to help
them comply with their medication using reminders.
Landscape of current solutions
Currently there are a wide range of products and services in the market that aim to
improve medicine compliance. Differentiating factors include price, ease of use, and
portability. We divided these solutions into four categories: phone apps and alarms,
non-electric pillboxes, portable alarm pillboxes, and full-scale electronic pillboxes.
Apps and phone alarms
Apps and phone alarms are a low price and portable option. Apps range in cost from being
completely free to a few dollars. Most people already carry their phone with them, so this
option does not require any extra physical burdens.
6. Non-electric pillboxes
Non-electric pillboxes are extremely easy to use and also low cost. This is a great option for
users who want to keep things simple and would rather not set up or configure inputs,
alarms, and settings.
Portable alarm and vibrating pillboxes
Portable alarm and vibrating pillboxes require varying amounts of configuration and
typically cost between $10 to $50. They are a step up from a barebones pillbox in terms of
control and investment.
7. Full-scale electronic pillboxes
Full-scale electronic pillboxes have the largest footprint and also require the most
configuration. They can come with a hefty price tag of several hundred up to over $800.
These costly systems usually come bundled with software that link the device to your
computer for maximum control over your medicine regimen.
Questionnaires and Interviews
8. Questionnaires
Preliminary research showed that medicine compliance was indeed a problem in the
United States and our next step towards secondary research was to probe into the reality of
it.
We conducted a first round of surveys, which we distributed mainly to people visiting
Pharmacies and to friends and family. Through this exercise we were able to gather
nineteen filled surveys and the insights derived out of the same informed our interview
process. Of the twenty four people who took our survey, six were male and thirteen were
female. Furthermore, only 4 of the 6 males and 5 of the 13 women were within the ages of
34-50, amounting to a total of 9 Generation X participants.
The key insights gathered from our survey:
● Most people in Generation X have busy schedules and they tend to forget to take
their medicine on time.
● People have stopped taking a prescription early after seeing signs of getting better.
● A few people forgot whether they had taken their medicine.
● People are concerned about the side effects of taking medication.
The aim of the survey was to firstly, to find out whether people had medicine compliance
issues and secondly, to get an understanding of the reasons for these issues.
Interviews
For the next stage of secondary research, we conducted one-on-one interviews with
people from Generation X, probing further into the issue of medicine compliance. Of the
nineteen people who filled out our questionnaire, we were able to conduct in-depth
interviews with eight people, of whom five were from Generation X. The interview was
9. open-ended and sought to get the participant to talk about their concerns, schedules,
emotions, and the tools they use to help them take their medicines on time. As part of the
interview, we also had the participant recall the last time they had taken medication and
walk us through their process and environment at that point in time.
The results and takeaways from the interviews bolstered our initial insights in that they
elaborated on busy schedules, forgetting to take the medicine on time, concerns about side
effects and difficulties in making it a daily routine to take medicine.
Our biggest challenge during the course of this research was getting people to openly speak
about their compliance issues, however, we were able to gather enough data that could
inform us about the means and methods to use for Co-design and Cultural Probe activities
that followed.
Personas, Scenarios and Image Boards
Personas
Generation X was born between 1965 to 1980, so now their ages will be between 34 and 49
years old. They are typically autonomous and self-reliant, care about the balance between
work and life, but usually lead a busy and multitasking lifestyle. They are aware of the
importance of being healthy, and they’ll actively search and gather information about
health care.
Compared to baby boomers, Gen Xers are less responsive to TV and magazine health
advertisements, and more likely to consult online reviews.
As they advance in age, we believe that many Gen Xers are having troubles to adhere to a
regimented medical prescription for the first time in their lives. Due to the fact that this has
10. not been a part of their everyday lives up until this point, some Gen Xers may find it
difficult to follow their day to day prescriptions.
Jennifer
Female | 40 years old | Travel agent
She had 3-4 prescriptions in the past 12 months. Some lasted for 4-6 months, while others
just lasted for 1-2 weeks. She is aware of the importance of adhering to prescription, but
because of her busy schedule, she missed several doses and sometimes forgot if she had
taken the medicine. She once stopped a prescription earlier because of the side effect - it
caused a rash.
Robert
Male | 47 years old | Business person
He had 2 prescriptions in past 12 months. One of these medications was an antibiotic to
treat throat infection and he recently started taking cholesterol medication. Robert often
struggles to adhere to his medications. After a week of antibiotics, his throat was feeling
better so he stopped taking the medication to avoid side effects. He tries to stay compliant
with his cholesterol medication, but since it isn’t a part of his routine, he often forgets if he
has taken it.
11. Scenarios
To have a better understanding of Gen Xers' daily life, we interviewed people and let them
describe a typical day of them. A scenario could be: Gen Xer Jennifer woke up at around
7:30 am, because she was in a hurry, she skipped the morning dose and went to work. Her
meeting took her longer than expected, so she had to postpone the lunch time, as well as
the medicine time. At 2:00 pm, she had one pill to make up the dose at noon. She was less
busy in the afternoon, and she is able to get off from work almost on time now. When she
get into her car, she remembers that she needs to take the medicine, because everyday she
takes it after she enters the car.
Imageboard
12. To thoroughly consider the topic and get inspirations fast, we searched keywords:
medicine, doctor, patient, pharmacy, prescription, side effect, lifestyle, app, pillbox and so
on, organized them according to different categories, and then pinned them on a large piece
of paper.
The categories are:
● Apps and websites
● Devices and tools
● Side effects
● Organization of medicine
● Interaction with doctors and medicine
Through creating the image board, we gained an immersive experience of the topic
Medicine Compliance. It was a very inspiring process, since the more content we pinned on
the board, the more we could think of and add to the board. The image board acted as a
good visual reminder of the context and a good visual summary of what we had noticed and
studied within the topic.
The image board also helped us when we further developed the co-design kit. It was a great
ways to communicate ideas and scenarios fast and directly to the participants of our
co-design practice.
Cultural Probe and Co-design activities
From our secondary research and our initial interviews, we determined that there were
three main influences that cause medication noncompliance in members of Generation X:
adverse side effects, a busy schedule that doesn’t already involve taking medication, and
simple forgetfulness.
13. In order to gain more insightful information about medical compliance, we decided to
conduct a cultural probe and a co-design activity that addressed how busy schedules and
forgetfulness affect how compliant people in Generation X are with their medication. We
decided not to try to investigate the issue of side effects further, because side effects are a
result of the technology behind the medication, not the behavior of the people taking the
medication.
Cultural Probe
The culture probe activity that we had a number of members of Generation X complete was
designed to help us contextualize the activity of taking medication in busy schedule of
someone between the ages of 34 and 50 years. From our initial research and surveying
activities, we got feedback saying that a busy schedule and forgetfulness lead to
non-compliance, which caused us to wonder what it was about a person’s daily routine that
makes them forget to take their medication.
There were two parts to our cultural probe. The first part was a handout that included a
day long timeline and a number of sticky notes designed to encourage subjects to provide
information about their activities, feelings and attitudes throughout the day. For this part
of the cultural probe, we reached people in two ways. First, we reached out to a few people
we knew to be members of Generation X. We also did some “guerilla” research, by going
people in their places of work and asking them to respond to our cultural probe. By
reaching people in these two different ways, we were able to get more thought out
responses from those who knew we were going to be asking them about medical
compliance, as well as more candid responses from those who did not know we would be
approaching them with this activity.
14. Preparing sticky notes Subject completing cultural probe
There were a few things we were able to take away from this cultural probe activity. First
of all, three out of four of the people who completed the cultural probe noted that there
was a specific activity with which they always take their medication. One respondent
always takes her medication when she brushes her teeth, one always does when she is
getting dresses, and another is reminded to take his medication when he begins his
commute home at the end of the workday. The other person simply took her medication
when she had down time at work. We also found that people often feel rushed to take their
medication, because the prescribed time to take it does not mesh naturally with their daily
routine. For instance, one respondent noted that she often feels rushed on her lunch break,
because she has to have a hearty lunch with her medication, which she would normally
skip.
15. For the second part of our cultural probe, we asked a number of Generation Xers to
document the moment when they take their medicine by taking a picture of their
medication with a little context about where they are and what they are doing.
From this we hoped to understand exactly what is going on when someone takes their
medication. We found a number of important insights from this part of our cultural probe.
First of all, every person that responded had a glass of water or other beverage present
when they took their medication (presumably to help swallow their pills). The fact that
most people need access to water when taking their medication presents an important
restriction of their ability to take their medication. Also, we found that most of the pictures
were taken when relaxing at home. The one picture that was taken at work was of a person
who had a portable pill box that kept their prescriptions organized and easy to remember
at work.
16. Co-Design
The co-design activity we conducted aimed to encourage the people we talked to to think
about what helps them remember or causes them to forget to take their medicine. We
printed numerous photos of common items or situations a person might encounter
throughout the course of a day, and had them attach a color coded sticky note with a short
explanation written on it to the pictures that they felt were personal reminders and
distractions.
We gained a number of important insights from our co-design. The first was that
constraint on when and how to take medicine often make compliance very difficult. One
co-designer described how his medicine must be taken one hour prior to his dinner time
meal. That time happened to be during his commute, which meant he always had to be
prepared with his medicine and a water bottle accessible in his car so that he could wash
17. down the pill. He also noted that eventually, this helped him to remember his medication,
because once that became part of his commuting routine he was always reminded to take a
dose while driving, provided he remembered both the medication and a bottle of water.
Our co-design also confirmed a few hypotheses we had already developed. A number of
respondents confirmed that cell phone reminders were a good way to get their attention,
and that talking with their doctors about what medications they are taking and why helped
them feel confident about taking their medication.
Usability Testing
We decided to focus on an app for our usability test. During the creation phase, we put an
emphasis on both helpfulness and reliability. To ensure that the app is effective in helping a
user improve compliance, we incorporated an incentive system. To ensure reliability, we
incorporated an image recognition component to further validate compliance.
18. Flow on whiteboard
After determining the logic, flow, and wireframe of the app, we used POP (Prototyping on
Paper) to simulate how it would actually function.
With our prototype, we were able to engage five users to analyze their impressions and
motivations behind using our app.
19. Pros Cons
● Incentives
● Control over reminders
● Proof for pharmacies
● Can manage multiple medications
● Hassle to take pictures/focus on
meds every time
● May not have phone next to them
● May not need an app to remind if
they take only one or two meds
All users strongly agreed that an incentive system would make it more likely for them to
use our app and improve compliance. They suggested that discounts on prescriptions,
general pharmacy products, and groceries would be most desirable. Our app would also
make it easy for users to manage multiple medications and allow them to control the alert
settings to their likings. Because of our image recognition validation system, our app would
also act as proof of compliance to their pharmacies and doctors.
On the other hand, not all users were equally phone savvy. Even the users that use smart
phones frequently mentioned that it would not always be convenient to have to access
their phone during medicine intake. Furthermore, this app loses appeal if the user only has
one or two medications to track.
Through usability testing, we
also identified some flaws in our
prototype that would be
addressed in the next phase. The
‘Manage meds’ button and ‘Done’
button would loop until the user
acknowledged that they must hit
the option key. Furthermore,
‘Manage meds’ is ambiguous
20. terminology; users thought it would flow to a page where you can see all med alarms but it
actually flows to an add more prescriptions screen.
In addition, there is not a screen where users can see their alarms for the day, only a
calendar, which may not be helpful if they have to take more than one medicine per day.
Finally, we will add a comprehensive homepage in the next version. A few users found it
confusing when they had to find the ‘calendar’ and alarms. One person suggested that there
could be three different buttons for calendar, medicine alarms, and settings.
Overall research and key insights
The entire research goes from secondary research to first-hand info collection and analysis,
follows “do”, “say” and “make” principles, and leads us to the concept of our app design.
Through the research, we got the following insights: For Generation X, the fast-paced
lifestyle is the major reason of noncompliance. We also found that the current solutions to
medicine noncompliance are straightforward (reminder + incentives) but ineffective.
MUST, COULD and SHOULD
MUST
An effective solution must targeting the key problems.
● take into account people’s busy schedules
● have a reminder included because the main reason for non-compliance is
forgetfulness
● be simple and intuitive to use
21. COULD
Keep looking for other factors that help the solution work better.
● include incentives such as coupons and vouchers to capture people’s interest
● be an electronic solution as most people in Generation X have access to phones and
are quite tech-savvy
SHOULD
Taking usability and other issues into consideration.
● have a fool-proof system which does not allow people to get incentives without
having actually taken the medication
● not be too cumbersome to use and should take no less than a minute or two if it is an
activity
22. Appendices
Questionnaire
Revised
Please find our online questionnaire at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Md3tQ6_I2yD028cC0ZTKuFrMJTeLkQKzRgxOvVI71-I/
viewform?usp=send_form
First Draft
Medicine Compliance Team
1
Questionnaire
Demographic information:
Which age group do you fall under:
○ less than 34 years old
○ between 34 and 40 years old
○ between 40 and 45 years old
○ between 45 and 50 years old
○ more than 50 years old
Gender: Male / Female
Are you single? Yes / No Do you have any kids? If so, how many? Yes____ / No
Prescription Information:
Have you been prescribed medication in the past 12 months?
○ Yes
○ No
If so, approximately how many have you been prescribed in the past 12 months?
____________________________________________________
23. Have you ever been prescribed more than one medication at a time? If so, how many?
○ Yes, ______________
○ No
What is the duration of your prescription? If you have multiple prescriptions, list all of them
below.
____________________________________________________
Adherence Information:
1. In the past 12 months, have you (check all that applied):
○ Not filled or refilled a prescription
○ Missed a dose of a prescription
○ Taken a lower or higher dose than prescribed
○ Stopped a prescription early
○ Taken an old medication for a new problem without consulting a doctor
○ Taken someone else’s medicine
○ Forgot whether you had taken a medication
2. For the answers you checked in number 1, how often do you take those actions?
○ Daily
○ 24
times a week
○ Weekly
○ 12
times a month
○ Once every several months
○ Once a year
○ Less than once a year
3. For the answers you checked in number 1, how much did the following reasons
influence the actions you took regarding your medication?
Lack of time or busy schedule
No influence 1 5
10
Highly influential
Concerns about an undesirable side effect
No influence 1 5
10
Highly influential
24. Cost
No influence 1 5
10
Highly influential
Forgot which ones to take
No influence 1 5
10
Highly influential
Unclear instructions
No influence 1 5
10
Highly influential
Cultural beliefs
No influence 1 5
10
Highly influential
Did not believe the medication was effective
No influence 1 5
10
Highly influential
I believed had recovered from my condition
No influence 1 5
10
Highly influential
Other:__________________________
No influence 1 5
10
Highly influential
If you would like to aid us further in our study by participating in a short interview in the future,
please provide us with your name preferred method of contact:
Name: ___________________________
Email: ____________________________
Phone: ___________________________
Pre-Interview Screening Questionnaire
Medicine Compliance Questionnaire
All info collected is only for Carnegie Mellon University research purposes.
All of your answers will be kept anonymous and confidential.
25. Which age group do you fall under?
❏ Under 34
❏ 34 39
❏ 40 44
❏ 45 49
❏ 50+
What is your occupation?
_____________________________
Have you been prescribed medication in the past 12 months?
❏ Yes
❏ No
In the past 12 months, have you (check all that applied):
❏ Not filled or refilled a prescription
❏ Missed a dose of a prescription
❏ Taken a lower or higher dose than prescribed
❏ Stopped a prescription early
❏ Taken an old medication for a new problem without consulting a doctor
❏ Taken someone else’s medicine
❏ Forgot whether you had taken a medication
Interview Guide
Medicine Compliance Team
1
Interview Guide
Intro:
Hello, my name is (name 1) and this is (name 2). We are students at Carnegie Mellon
University, working on a research project looking into the influences surrounding medical
compliance. Thank you for being willing to participate in our research. The following
interview should only take a few minutes, and all of your responses will remain anonymous.
However, if any of the questions make you uncomfortable, or you would prefer not to answer,
just let us know and we will move on.
(We will administer a brief questionnaire prior to the interview.)
● Please describe what Medicine Compliance means to you.
○ If they have trouble, decribe:
■ Not filled or refilled a prescription
■ Missed a dose of a prescription
■ Taken a lower or higher dose than prescribed
26. ■ Stopped a prescription early
■ Taken an old medication for a new problem without consulting a doctor
■ Taken someone else’s medicine
■ Forgot whether you had taken a medication
● On a scale of 110
(10 being very important), how important is it to you to take your
medication as prescribed?
○ Why? (Try to draw out info about education, past experiences)
● Do you ever find it difficult to comply with your medical prescriptions?
○ Can you describe a time recently when you were non compliant?
○ What was the reason? Possible Reasons:
■ Lack of time or busy schedule
■ Concerns about an undesirable side effect
■ Cost
■ Forgot which ones to take
■ Unclear instructions
■ Cultural beliefs
■ Did not believe the medication was effective
■ I believed had recovered from my condition
● Do you use any tools to help you adhere to your medical prescriptions or does
someone help remind you to take your medicines?
○ Do you find this assistance adequate?
● What are your major concerns about the medication you are having to take?
○ Do you think it doesn’t help you?
○ Are you worried about side effects/have you had any side effects?
○ Is cost a concern?
● How much do you know about your medicine? What did your doctor tell you about it?
Do you use other channels to get the info you need?
○ Did your doctor include you when deciding your treatment?
● What do you like/hate about the medicine you are taking now?
● Recall the last time you took your medicine. What were you doing before and after you
took the medicine? What happened during the process of taking the medicine?
● Can you think of any other reasons people do not adhere to their medical
prescriptions?
Use probes as needed. These include:
• Would you give me an example?
27. • Can you elaborate on that idea?
• Would you explain that further?
• I’m not sure I understand what you’re saying.
• Is there anything else?
References
Health, United States, 2013
Adherence to LongTerm
Therapies: Evidence for Action
Medication Adherence in America: A NATIONAL REPORT 2013
https://hpi.georgetown.edu/agingsociety/pubhtml/rxdrugs/rxdrugs.html
http://www.mtsmt.
com/Why_MTS/Medication_Adherence_Resources.aspx