How to reduce the Anxiety level in women who go for Mammography test?
Design Project 3 in 2nd year Masters at NID | 2015
A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. It can be used to check for breast cancer in women who have no signs or symptoms of the disease. There has been a rise in the awareness about breast cancer in general. But there is a kind of fear and ignorance regarding the procedure and importance of mammogram. This project aims at providing accurate information necessary at that stage to help them take a proper decision and not assume the worst
The waiting period for the report is when the anxiety level of the patients and the relatives is at a peak mainly because of the lack of relevant information and no proper guidance.
Understanding the process
Design
Intervention
Anxiety Level is less if women go for Screening Mammography.
Hence, To encourage women between 30-45 yrs of age to go in for SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY
The proposed Initiative
'Sakhi' depends on the
co-existence model.
Women feel more responsible for the health of their near and dear ones than for themselves.
I’m responsible for not only my health but also
for my loved one’s health
Proposed Model
Health Checkup
Scheme
Roping in the already existing health schemes with this initiative would ensure that more and more women are benefited by this
The web portal would act as a psycho- educative tool to guide women through the process
The video would guide women through the entire mammography procedure.
This is the first part of the video explaining the types of mammography.
Video explaining
Mammography
The research work done along with the design process followed in this project