You matter because you are you, and you matter until the last moment of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die.
------Cicely Saunders
The hospice care industry in China does not have a very standardized process, lagging behind the world's top countries What exactly causes this phenomenon? The toolkit is designed to promote and publicize to the public.
BACKGROUNDCURRENT SITUATION
More and more people place their health and even their lives on medical technology, resulting in excessive medical treatment and waste of medical resources. Seventy to eighty percent of a person's lifetime medical expenditure is spent at the end of life, and the high cost of medical care seriously affects the quality of life at the end of life. The development of hospice care is imminent.
What is the current state of hospice care in China?
The number of cancer patients is increasing every year, and the cancer mortality rate in China ranks first in the world.
According to the latest population survey results, China's total elderly population(aged 65 and above) is 178 million, the aging level of the population has reached 13.26 %, and the number of people over 60 years old will reach 300 million by 2050.
Other Countries Status
Hospice care has low social attention and acceptance. Many people think the price is expensive, adn if accepted hospice care is to give up treatment.
Hospice care facilities are few and unevenly distributed mainly in large cities. There are few formal hospice services in economically underdeveloped rural areas.
The service content is very single, mainly to solve the patient's physical pain.
Learn From Japan
There are no relevant laws and regulations to regulate the whole industry.
The number of practitioners is small and one health care worker has to take care of more than one patient.
Key Point
A recent study on hospice care for patients in China showed that:
about 60%
On average, patients had never learned about hospice care, People with household incomes above 250,000CNY are more aware, and 72% of medical professionals lacked training.
The United States has the financial support of the government, but also depends on the social foundation of American Christianity and good laws.
The medical school offers hospice nursing courses for freshmen and second-year students with clear standards on curriculum setting and assessment.
86% of medical students in the UK receive hospice education, and volunteers provide 4.4 million hours of service each year.
Japan has a complete home service process, and professional service personnel and a variety of humanized equipment.
Japan was the first Asian country to offer hospice care, and its culture is similar to that of China. Japan's whole home service is worth learning from China. Hospice care in Japan has a variety of financial support that China does not have.
Home Service Process
in Japan
The patient contacts the institution chooses the institution or served at home.
The home care team includes doctors, nurses, and volunteers.
The service will provide convenient products for home use.
At the end of each service, the patient's information is recorded on the mobile device to facilitate medical staff to understand and share information.
When a patient dies, bereavement services are offered to the family.
RESEARCH
At present, hospice care in mainland China has not entered a complete and systematic mode. Based on the comparison between China's current situation and other countries, have summarized the following important reasons:
USER INTERVIEW
What do end-of-life patients and their families think about hospice care?
Traditional View
People's attention and acceptance are very low, people's idea is to treat to death, and should not give up treatment.
Professional
The number of professionals involved in hospice care is extremely limited and there is a shortage of volunteers
Experience Feeling
Psychological counseling for patients and their families are rare and mostly focused on solving patients' physical pain.
Funds
The shortage of funds is the primary and core problem hindering the development of hospice care.
Legal Support
Hospice care is not covered by health insurance and is not regulated by formal law.
Mainly Caused By:
Lack of funding is the root cause of hindering the development of hospice care in China, and is also the key to solveing the problem.
Doctor & Volunteer
PERSONA
Overviews
Age:65
illness: Liver Cancer
“You came to the hospital to laugh at me”
Advanced liver cancer ， the time from the discovery of cancer to death is 80 days
The patient was in great pain and wanted to be euthanized many times
Pains
He felt like a drag on his family, and longed for death, but feared it
Physical pain
Economic Pressures
Zhao Ran
He felt lonely in the hospital ward and was afraid of being looked at differently
Relationships with family deteriorate
Unable to control their emotions, always complaining
After illness, the mood is always irritable
Closure of the self and exclusion from the outside
Gains
Relieve physical pain
Alleviate economic pressure
Adjust family conflicts and ease the relationship between family members
Gain respect for the need to cherish the last days of life
Relieve the mood of anxiety, psychological counseling
Make friends on the ward, reduce loneliness
Age:29
Job: Teacher
“We've tried everything we can to cure my father's symptoms, but nothing has worked”
Overviews
He wants to take care of his father but due to his work schedule, he always finds difficulty in spending time with him.
Pains
Don't know how to communicate effectively with his father
Father's illness occurred so suddenly that it was difficult to accept
He is very busy with work, and it is difficult to have much time to take care of his father
He often felt anxious and stressed
Gains
Communication skills with patients
Ease the relationship between father and son and cherish the time spent together as a family
To relieve the pressure of the mood, psychological counseling
Find a professional caregiver to care for his father
Last 80 daysLast 70 daysLast 50 daysLast 30 daysLast a week
Death
(Patient)
The patient underwent various examinations and there was no possibility of surgery.
(Family Member)
He was shocked to learn the news
After purchasing PD-1 for injection, side effects occurred.
The patient could not bear the pain and was admitted to the hospital again.
The patient takes medicine for pain relief.
Terminal liver cancer
He looking for a variety of treaments but have no effect.
He saw his father suffering, but he could do nothing.
It's hard to balance working hours with caring for his father
The pain changed from the liver to the legs and feet. The patient is in a critical condition. The doctor has ruled that he will not survive the week.
It is very difficult to accept Sad
Side effects occur
Vomiting and fever
He could no longer eat
The fever continued unabated
Swollen hands and feet
Skinny
The patient is completely dependent on the nutrient solution
Incontinence
Tachypnea
Unconsciousness
Oxygen saturation is below 70%
SERVICE CONCEPT
Offering and Needs Map
Professionals
SERVICE SYSTEM MAP PROTOTYPE
Feedback
Emphasis should be placed on the model of home hospice care, most people prefer to stay at home.
Most people are willing to volunteer and receive hospice care.
All agree that users should be given more psychological counseling.
Government
Assistance will be provided in four areas: land use policy and preferential land cost, the preferential personnel training system, inclusion in the medical insurance system, and the annual selection of excellent hospitals.
Funding Center
It offers four ways: insurance, capital enterprise cooperation and financing, the social donation, and the patient's personal skills.
Hospital
Hospice care should be promoted in the hospital wards, which is an important publicity node.
SCENE 1-----TOOLKIT
Through my interviews with users and investigation of successful models abroad, the solution I developed was a toolkit for use in hospitals and homes.
Scene: Hospital
The doctor gives the toolkit
Welfare Long-term Care Station
Welfare organizations work with multiple funding sources and have direct contact with patients and families.Encourage people to receive hospice care through Internet and hospital communication.
Promotion of Home Services
That encourages which is more in line with China's national conditions and can save costs and medical resources. Welfare institutions will also provide a series of standard service the process that occupies the home.
SCENE 1-----TOOLKIT
AR interactive story/ 3D animation design
Software crash and lost files happened more than once in my study life. How to face the sudden situation? how to keep calm emotions?
This project shows my interaction with a virtual character through a video. AR cat is a breakthrough for me to overcome my low mood.
BLACKGROUND
As a design major student, I often use a lot of design software.It happens sometimes that the software crashes, making it impossible to save the work in time, and it makes me very upset.Losing your Maya file gives a pretty hard time to a designer Thus, just a single mistake can wipe out all the work you have been doing for hours.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 has stopped working
INSPIRATION
Augmented Reality (AR) technology is a kind of technology that skillfully integrates virtual information with the real world.
I want to use 3D modeling as a medium to convey my The AR Emoji feature is a way to express and represent yourself. Emojis serve as my link to the real world and to overcome the emotions that break down at the moment. So shot and post-produced a video to show it.
STORYBOARD
My Maya crashes after working on it for several hours from last night to the moming.
I feel angry and very frustrated
Suddenly,I received a message from my mobile phone. I saw a message saying my assignment is due soon.
The emoji accompanies me to finish my Maya assignment. (Afternoon)
The emoji starts to become tired and falls asleep.
DESIGN
Compositing
When I was shooting, I had a lamp on my desk. In addition to using the aiSkyDomeLight to illuminate all the scenes, also needed to use the Area light to mimic the lamp light source and make sure the model's shadow was cast in the correct direction.
finished the animation first in Maya and then imported the video screenshot in imagePlaneShape. Determine the position of the model, add the camera, and finally render sequence frames for export. All image sequences are imported into Adobe Effects for the final composition.
BLACKGROUND DESIGN OBJECTIVES
Sleep has been found to play a significant role in human physical health and emotional well-being.
Sleeping disorder is a common issue that has been plaguing people in today society.
Previously, I conducted primary research to...
have a deeper understanding about people sleeping habits and patterns
identify their sleeping schedules
understand better about their difficulties and issues faced with their sleeping habits
know their psychological state, daily routine and diet that might relate to their sleeping patterns
Throughout the whole Google Form research, I know that :
Respondents are people between the age of 19 to 30 years old, majority of them are female
Respondents are eager to solve this problem
Their daily routines, diets, and overwhelming stress are affecting their sleeping quality
Unhealthy routines are proven to reduce their sleeping quality in many ways and worsen their insomnia
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To help people build the time to wind down and keep all electronic gadgets, especially phones away before bed
To encourage people to make time to build healthy sleeping habits
To encourage people to sleep earlier
To help people reduce stress and anxiety
To inspire people to value and take care of their sleep
How might we help them to build the time to wind down and keep all electronics, especially phones away before bed?
How might we encourage them to sleep earlier?
How might we help them reduce their stress and anxiety?
How do we inspire them to value and take care of their sleep?
How can we help to enhance their sleeping quality?
To help people enhance their overall sleeping quality
