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Katherine, Kristin, Maja, Kayla
Design a system or tool to measure the quality of life for a patient suffering from movement disorders. The system/device must provide evidence that the quality of life has improved post surgery so that insurance companies will continue to fund deep-brain stimulus rehabilitation.
Quality of Life - (Working Definition) - The ideological thrust of quality of life study is to promote means for people, within their environments, to live in ways that are best for them. The ultimate goal of quality of life study and its subsequent application to people’s lives is to enable people to live quality lives -- lives that are both meaningful and enjoyed
Movement Disorder Symptoms
Rigidity, Postural Instability, Tremor, Bradykinesia / akinesia (Slowness,Absence of movement), Dyskinesia
(Abnormal and involuntary movement,Side effect of drug therapy)
We are currently finishing up the design specifications for our project. Although, we were unable to order any products, we have a full specification list complete with quantity, cost, source, and availability. Dr. Montgomery requested this information to be complete and as detailed as possible, as to expedite the ordering process. He plans to continue this project and begin his personal testing and design validation shortly. Our team will continue working with Dr. Montgomery and his colleagues until the end of the semester.
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | January 23 | Contact Client, Divide up tasks, Begin brainstorming, 1st meeting with Client |
| 2 | January 30 | Research movement disorders, define quality of life and evidence based medicene, and prior designs |
| 3 | February 6 | Attend orientation at Hospital, 2nd Meeting with Client, Set up meeting with out-patient Physical Therapist, develop PDS |
| 4 | February 13 | Attend clinc with Dr. Montgomery on Monday, Set up meeting with out-patient physical therapist, Defining quality of life into a working definition |
| 5 | February 20 | Brainstorming ideas and evaluate final designs, individual research, attend clinic, working on presentation |
| 6 | February 27 | Work on presentation and PDS, keep in contact with Dr. Montgomery, attend physical therapist meeting and clinic for observation, begin preliminary testing |
| 7 | March 5 | Presentation Day, Report tentative final decision to Dr. Montgomery and quantify design specifications |
| 8 | March 12 | Decide on final design, hand in written report including PDS and design notebook |
| 9 | March 19 | Spring Break |
| 10 | March 26 | Work on design |
| 11 | April 2 | Work on design |
| 12 | April 9 | Work on design, meet with Dr. Montgomery and his colleagues |
| 13 | April 16 | Work on design, meet with Dr. Montgomery and his colleagues |
| 14 | April 23 | Work on design, complete design specification list, begin poster presentation and final paper |
| 15 | April 30 | Final Poster Presentations, hand in written report and notebook, final meeting with advisor |
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Final Presentation for Mid-Semester (Mar 5 2004, 814 kb) |
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Mid-Semester Written Report (Mar 10 2004, 131 kb) |
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Product Design Specifications (Mar 10 2004, 26 kb) |
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Final Semester Poster Presentation (Apr 29 2004, 495 kb) |
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Final Written Report for BME 201 (May 4 2004, 392 kb) |
