Medical Device Design
We have heard from families that the medical devices and equipment for their child does not always work well for them at home. We think we can do better!
Our work has two goals:
1) to identify ways we might improve the design of existing medical devices, equipment, and supplies used for children at home and
2) to learn from parents and caregiver what their priorities are for creating new products to use at home to help their children’s medical and functional needs.
Your participation in our study would consist of a one-hour one-on-one interview or focus group (your choice) about your experiences using medical products with your child at home. Each session will be led by a Lurie Children’s researcher over the phone or online over Zoom. If you take part in this study, you will be paid a $50 gift card for your participation.
If you are interested in taking part in this study, please fill out our initial screening survey here:
https://redcap.link/9gldmuuu
This study is sponsored by Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute Innovate2Impact Program and Health@Home research initiative, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality PA-21-266: The SafeCare@Home4Kids Learning lab: Designing Safer Healthcare at Home for Children Patient Safety Learning Lab (PSLL). It is approved by the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s IRB 2024-6711.
This study is titled, “Understanding Family Priorities for Medical Product Design and Innovation at Home for Children with Medical Complexity”
Version: January 8th, 2024, Children’s IRB #2024-6711, Principal Investigator: Dr. Carolyn Foster. The content of this flier has been approved by the Lurie Children’s IRB.