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T1D Buddy: A Hybrid Solution to Provide Type 1 Diabetic Support for Early Diagnosed Children

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Emaan Bilal Khan,

Hira Eiraj Daud,

Romessa Shah Jahan,

Suleman ShahidAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '23: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference

Pages 486 - 490

https://doi.org/10.1145/3585088.3593877

Published: 19 June 2023 Publication History

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This paper describes a two-tier health-tech intervention - T1D Buddy - created to empower pediatric type 1 diabetic (T1D) patients in managing and learning about T1D via a mobile application, along with a physical toy for further user engagement. We explore the use of gamification and personalization to support better disease management and encourage patient education, in a Pakistani context. This work's final design is telling of the role that age-appropriate engagement mechanisms, gamified learning and simple-to-use interfaces play in making lives of children battling T1D easier. With an extensive user study, design conception and preliminary usability analysis, this paper discusses the potential efficacy of a hybrid solution, and the role that user centered design can play in improving T1D care. We hope that through this research, we have taken the first step towards providing a multi-level technological solution for children tackling T1D in the global South.

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Ibrahim ZCaldeira CChung C(2024)Supporting Experiential Learning in People with Gestational Diabetes MellitusProceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3613904.3642674(1-16)Online publication date: 11-May-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613904.3642674

Index Terms

T1D Buddy: A Hybrid Solution to Provide Type 1 Diabetic Support for Early Diagnosed Children
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
      1. Usability testing
      2. User studies
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design

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Ibrahim ZCaldeira CChung C(2024)Supporting Experiential Learning in People with Gestational Diabetes MellitusProceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3613904.3642674(1-16)Online publication date: 11-May-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613904.3642674

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