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D.A.R.T.

Project Overview

Timeline: Feb 2024 - Apr 2024
Role: UX Designer

Device Type: Android Tablet (App)

Members: Jack Weaver, Lilly Hudson, Fredua Asante

Programs Used

What is it?

D.A.R.T. (Diabetes Accessible Resourceful Testing) is a program designed for doctors in Uganda to visually teach local patients how to properly manager their glucose levels.

Overview of the Project (5 parts)

1

Problem Statement

Many residents all over Uganda face with the struggle of dealing with diabetes on a daily basis. Due to limited resources that hospitals have and the country being so multilingual speaking over 70 different languages, it's difficult for doctors to verbally explain how to maintain their glucose levels in each language.

2

Goals

Main Project Goal

Create visuals for residents so they can be taught universally instead of explaining in each individual language.

Struggles Experienced:

Learning the culture
Providing minimal information for doctors and residents to understand
Explaining particular emotions through visuals

3

Design Process

This project went through many iterations as our team learned more and more about the culture of the country. The things known here in America don't always translate to the same things in Uganda (such as the food eaten, activities done, health knowledge). To fix this, visuals were created in a particular way to explain things in terms that anyone in Uganda could understand without having to use particular cultural things.

Mockups

High-Fidelity Screen Designs

4

Conclusion

Overall, this app was designed to help improve the communication between doctors and patients to help save more lives. It's currently being developed and reviewed by medical students at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria with the goal of publishing it to all tablet devices in Uganda.