Human-centred research to understand perspectives of different stakeholders on MyLiferaft, a digital health self-management tool for the 65+ population that promotes healthy ageing and independence.

医疗保健的进步正在帮助人们比以往任何时候都活得更长。在英国，\[65+\]年龄组是人口增长最快的部分，预计到2040年将翻一番。估计每年有64.6万人死于跌倒，使其成为仅次于道路交通伤害的第二大非故意伤害死亡原因。仅因跌倒导致的髋部骨折估计每天就造成600万英镑的损失，或每年23亿英镑的损失。跌倒是人们失去独立性并需要长期护理的主要原因\[NHS-England-2022\]。跌倒很可能导致999紧急情况，这可以通过更好的自我管理来避免，最终防止NHS日益增长的压力。MyLiferaft是一个针对老年人及其护理网络的数字自我管理工具，允许用户更独立地生活，并减少压力水平。库拉多克斯的愿景是减少对医疗服务的依赖。MyLiferaft自我管理工具有一个简单的愿景：让老年人的支持网络更容易帮助他们过上丰富而健康的生活。支持正式和非正式服务之间的连接。支持个人了解风险，进行风险评估，制定指导行动计划并获取资源以降低风险。该平台还提供了简单的团队沟通，以便帮助他们实施行动计划的其他人可以为共同的目标而合作。在这个项目中，Kuradocs将与领先的网页设计师和用户体验研究人员Netsells合作，咨询利益相关者（如65岁以上的用户，如社会护理团队的客户，如救护人员等医疗生态系统），以确定用户需求、使用障碍和机会。Netsells将这些学习转化成一个需求列表，其中包含设计规范/适应性矩阵。这些反馈将成为MyLiferaft开发的催化剂，关键是确保我们构建一个满足用户需求的可访问工具。

Advances in healthcare are helping people live longer than ever before. Within the UK, the \[65+\] age group is the fastest-growing section of the population, set to double by 2040\. An estimated 646,000 people die from a fall each year, making it the second leading cause of unintentional injury death, after road traffic injuries. Hip fractures from falls alone cost an estimated £6m/day or £2.3bn/year. Falls are the main cause of people losing their independence and going into long-term care \[NHS-England-2022\]. Falls are likely to result in a 999 emergency, which could be avoided with better self-management, ultimately preventing the growing strain on the NHS.MyLiferaft is a digital self-management tool for elderly people and their care network, allowing users a more independent livelihood, and reducing stress levels. Kuradocs' vision is to reduce reliance on healthcare servicesThe MyLiferaft self-management tool has a simple vision: make it easier for an elderly person's support network to help them live a rich and healthy life. Enabling join-up between services both formal and informal. Supporting individuals to learn about risks, perform their risk assessments, create guided action plans and access resources to reduce the risks. The platform also provides easy team communication so others who will help them implement the action plans can collaborate for shared goals.In this project, Kuradocs will work with leading web designers and UX researchers Netsells to consult stakeholders (users e.g over 65s, customers e.g social care teams and the healthcare ecosystem e.g ambulance crew) to define user need, barriers for uptake and opportunities. Netsells will translate these learnings into a needs list with a matrix of design specifications/adaptations.The feedback will be the catalyst for the development of MyLiferaft, critically making sure we build an accessible tool that meets the needs of users.