Capitalized design of smart medicine box for elderly person based on quality function deployment (QFD)

Brina Cindy Lestari*, Dyah Santhi Dewi, Rusminto Tjatur Widodo

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Abstract

The elderly who has a particular disease need to take some medicines in everyday with correct dosages and appropriate by time schedules. However, the elderly frequently forget to take medicines because of their memory weakened. Consequently, the product innovation of elderly healthcare is required for helping elderly takes some medicine more easily. This research aims to develop a smart medicine box by applying quality function deployment method. The first step is identifying elderly requirements through an ethnographic approach by interviewing thirty-two of elderly people as respondents. Then, the second step is translated elderly requirements to technical parameter for designing a smart medicine box. The smart box design is focused on two main requirements which have highest importance rating including alarm reminder for taking medicine and automatic medicine box. Finally, the prototype design has been created and tested by using usability method. The result shown that 90% from ten respondents have positive respond on the feature of smart medicine box. The voice of alarm reminder smart medicine box is easy to understand by elderly people for taking medicines.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication3rd International Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Conference, MIMEC 2017
EditorsWakhid Ahmad Jauhari, Denni Kurniawan, Wahyudi Sutopo, Fethma M. Nor
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735415904
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Nov 2017
Event3rd International Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Conference, MIMEC 2017 - Miri, Malaysia
Duration: 6 Dec 20178 Dec 2017

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1902
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference3rd International Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Conference, MIMEC 2017
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityMiri
Period6/12/178/12/17

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