I decided to take a look at some popular and common UX and Healthcare trends that are ‘popping off’ last year and this year. I do enjoy looking at trending blog posts as its fun to see what some designers will think will become really popular within the UX design market that year, therefore I thought this would be a good place to gain some inspo and see what is popular within this field of design...
Looking at Virtual Reality (VR), this could help users in many different ways. For example their anxiety levels when in surgery or before it or after, this could be used to transport patients into a game or a travelling video to draw their attention away from reality and the pain of unpleasant treatments. This could also be used in a healthcare app which I think could be a really beneficial feature in order to help with knowledge and the user experience, this is something that I definitely want to look at.
Digital wearables have become so popular, especially when it comes to the Apple watch. This craze has become even more popular due to everyone having to work from home, encourage people to track their body movements and general health stats. This trend of wearing a watch for example has encouraged thousands to keep moving and working out while still being stuck in the house so I think that this trend will only increase over time and continue to gain momentum. This trend could be a feature for a healthcare application and I think that adding something like this would be a very fitting trend to the present day.
Voice user interface means interfaces that facilitate contact-free communications by allowing the user to control their device with speech alone, no touching. Designers feel like this will become a trend as many people nowadays are being more cautious when it comes to germs and touching things and surfaces due to Covid. This feature will also cattier for those user who are missing limbs or have other impairments, e.g. those who are blind. I want to know more about accessibility and this is something that could link well with this.
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology can transmit a patient’s vital signs in real-time. This could help doctors gain access to their patients symptoms for example, their temperature very quickly and easily from home. This could include messaging or video-chatting making it easier for both parties; patients get answers without putting themselves or others at risk by visiting crowded public spaces, and it also saves time for the medical professionals. I think that this trend has sky rocketed with GP’s asking for images of your symptoms over Whatsapp to save you coming in and seeing them in person if it isn’t serious. Perhaps i could use this new info and create something that gives patients the ability to text their GP or message them, a chat bot app or something to this extent?