Visualizing recovery progress for patients after a stroke

Anonymous

Abstract: Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. The efficacy of stroke recovery is determined by various factors, including patient adherence to their rehabilitation program. One way to increase patient adherence to their rehabilitation program is to involve patients in their care by visually showing them their recovery progress. Aiming to design visualizations that could best represent stroke recovery, we (1) conducted semi-structured interviews with healthcare providers with expertise in inpatient stroke recovery. Based on design requirements and themes extracted from the interviews, we (2) designed medium-fidelity visualization prototypes representing stroke recovery. Last, we (3) sought feedback on the visualization designs from healthcare providers and applied their recommendations. By providing an integrated overview for both patients and healthcare providers, our visualization can reduce the burden of understanding all aspects of patients' health progress after a stroke that are currently presented separately in the electronic medical record system. Additionally, our visualization could support patients experiencing cognitive and linguistic deficits after a stroke to better understand their rehabilitation progress.

Track: HCI/visualization