Aim: The research work tried to present a solution to help people with
motor/social disabilities integrate into society and the world of work,
promoting ease of communication between all those involved.
Background: The article introduces a digital prototype designed to offer a
“Diagnostic Page” that connects patients with different prescribers and
suppliers of assistive products that lessen their challenges. This prototype is
presented from the perspectives of social inclusion and labor inclusion.
Additionally, it offers a “Patient Card Page” with all the financing
information for the individual items and all the paperwork that will probably
be required for all parties to complete the business operations. It also aims
to provide a digital medium to grow a community in this niche market. In the
action research methodology approach, the prototype was taken to funding
competitions and conferences, where interviews and surveys were carried out,
and a number of suggestions were collected on the type of platform to consider
in order to respond to the concerns and needs of end users, such as patients,
prescribers, suppliers and associations.
Methods: The digital platform where the system is hosted uses algorithms
that, on the diagnostic page, consider keywords used by patients and return a
series of prescribers and suppliers of support products, in which the
corresponding percentage of attenuation is taken into account and the best
solution found to overcome the level of difficulty presented by the respective
patients is delivered.
Results
and Conclusions: With the help of this platform, it
is hoped that individuals with motor/social difficulties will be able to
quickly receive their diagnosis thanks to the algorithm in place, and they will
also be given access to a range of suppliers, prescribers, and support products
that are best suited to their needs, along with all the details or requirements
needed to buy or finance them. However, as independent contractors who are a
part of a community, prescribers, suppliers, and associations have access to an
online platform where they can provide their advice, goods, and other forms of
support. In the future, it is intended
to build, develop, test, and implement the system in the daily lives of the participants.
At the moment, the prototype has not received any financial support, and for
this, it is necessary to obtain funding from an experienced entity, which makes
its concretization possible as well as guaranteeing the protection of
copyright.
Author(s)
Details:-
Beatriz
Ferreira
IADE-Faculty of Design, Technology and
Communication of the European University, University of Lisbon, Lisbon,
Portugal.
Maria
Carolina
IADE-Faculty of Design, Technology and
Communication of the European University, University of Lisbon, Lisbon,
Portugal.
Please see the link here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nvmms/v9/67
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