Coding Week 4: Enhancements to the ECEB App Based on User Study - LibreHealth Project

 



Introduction:

Welcome back to my coding journey with the LibreHealth project for Essential Care for Every Baby (ECEB). In this blog post, I'll discuss the progress made during the fourth week of development, focusing on the enhancements I have implemented based on valuable insights from mentors on Figma design. By incorporating these design changes and feature updates, I aimed to create an ECEB app that caters to healthcare providers' and caregivers' needs and preferences. Let's dive into the highlights and outcomes of this week!


User Study Insights:

To gain a deep understanding of the user experience and identify areas for improvement, this week apart from implementing design once again discussion with mentors and team was conducted to come out with which changes will be better for healthcare providers and caregivers who actively use the ECEB app.

User Interface (UI) Improvements: 

With help of mentors highlighted the areas for a more intuitive and user-friendly interface. This segment is still under constant discussion because ECEB needs to be have clear navigation, easily accessible features, and a visually appealing design. Hence by the end of GSoC enhancing the app's UI to enhance usability and overall user satisfaction is a key element of this project.

Feature Enhancements:

Based on the user study insights and design updates, I implemented several feature enhancements during the fourth week of coding. Here are some of the notable improvements:

a. Redesigned User Interface:

 We revamped the app's user interface to incorporate a cleaner, more intuitive design. This included reorganizing buttons, simplifying navigation, improving menus and widget components, also improving the visual hierarchy to ensure a seamless user experience.

b. Fixing Issues and Bugs : 

To provide users with seamless experience various bugs and potential issues needs to be looked after like lists not displaying or infinite loading , proper messages to be displayed etc. This process involves including state handling and null check code in the current codebase. 

c. Working On Gitlab Issues : 

Tackling issues present regarding the application is key scope of the project design is just a basic plan and structure the real part stands with implementation of these feature issues , updates and MR discussion with mentors

Iterative Testing and Feedback:

Throughout the coding process, I engaged in iterative testing and gathered feedback from users , team and mentors to validate the effectiveness of the implemented enhancements. This iterative approach ensured that I addressed user needs and expectations, making informed adjustments and refinements as necessary.

Conclusion:

The fourth week of coding for the LibreHealth project for Essential Care for Every Baby was dedicated to implementing enhancements based on a user study. I refined the ECEB app to offer an improved user experience. The redesigned user interface, dashboard, profile, and enhanced capabilities are all outcomes of this user-centric approach. I remain committed to continuously iterating and improving the app to meet the evolving needs of our users. Stay tuned for more updates as I progress in our coding journey!

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