Enhancing Care for Dysphagia Patient

🔑 Key Impacts

• Delivered a fully specced MVP ready for engineering build-out
• Designed a modern onboarding flow to replace outdated legacy tools
• Improved accessibility and clarity for patients with varying digital literacy levels
• Enhanced user confidence through intuitive UI and progressive feedback
• Validated key design decisions through A/B testing and clinical feedback

🎯 Objectives

• Design an intuitive and accessible tablet application for dysphagia therapy and research
• Validate the UX through A/B testing, usability studies, and accessibility reviews
• Leverage competitor analysis to inform feature prioritization and layout decisions
• Empower clinicians and patients to manage care using sensor-driven tools
• Finalize wireframes and UI specs for engineering implementation within a sprint cycle

🔍 Discovery & Market Research

Dysphagia therapy tools are traditionally built on outdated UX patterns, which created a unique opportunity for Sibel Health to introduce a sensor-integrated, tablet-based solution.

I led discovery efforts that included:

• Competitor analysis of therapy apps and clinical tools in the dysphagia space
• Market research to understand clinical workflows and patient limitations
• Interviews with therapists to gather insights on daily pain points and training constraints

This foundational research shaped both the functional requirements and the tone of the experience—balancing modernity with familiarity.

🧪 Concept Development & Testing

I explored and tested multiple UX concepts for onboarding and symptom reporting workflows.

Key methods and takeaways:

• A/B tested onboarding flows to measure ease, clarity, and engagement
• Prioritized accessibility compliance by refining text, contrast, and tap targets
• Minimized cognitive load with step-by-step modules and progressive disclosures

These insights guided our design direction and helped prioritize what patients and caregivers needed most in a clinical support tool.

🎨 Design Execution

Once we identified the winning concept, I created:

• High-fidelity wireframes covering core flows including onboarding, training modules, and symptom input
• A clickable tablet prototype for real-world testing with therapists and patients
• A detailed UI spec package including layout behavior, visual hierarchy, and handoff documentation

The final design emphasized touch-friendly controls, clear status indicators, and modular components for future expansion.

🤝 Collaboration & Implementation

Throughout the process, I partnered closely with engineering to maintain alignment on scope and intent. My contributions included:

• Annotated screens and edge-case documentation
• Ongoing support during QA and handoff
• Iterative syncs to review feasibility and optimize component reusability

🧭 Reflection

This project reinforced the value of grounding innovation in domain-specific research—especially when working with vulnerable populations and long-standing medical workflows.

By prioritizing accessibility and clinical insight from the start, we created a product that feels both modern and trustworthy—a balance that’s critical when designing for patient care in a legacy-dominated space.