Xploro ®
Empowering young patients
with information
The problem
This is Issy.
When she was 13 she was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma. Now, aged 20, she’s cancer-free, but when she was ill nobody told her what to expect and that made her feel scared, anxious and alone.
But this problem isn’t unique to Issy.
Across the board provision of information preparing children for hospitalisation is poor. The few resources that hospitals do have, such as books and leaflets, become worn out quickly and are costly to replace and there aren’t enough play staff to spend time with children, preparing them for procedures.
But research shows that if you provide patients with information prior to treatment you reduce their stress and anxiety and improve their clinical outcomes.
Dom Raban, Xploro co-founder and Issy’s dad, decided that it was about time we give our children the information they need and deserve and so his company have developed Xploro®...
The solution
Xploro® is an award winning health information platform that uses augmented reality, gameplay and artificial intelligence to deliver health information to young patients, in a way which makes them feel empowered, engaged and informed, whilst having fun at the same time.
By putting health information in the hands of children, using language they understand and interaction paradigms that they are familiar with, we aim to reduce their stress and anxiety and improve their clinical outcomes. By reducing the fear associated with procedures we aim to reduce repeat procedures and shorten treatment times. Finally, by improving child health literacy we provide the foundations for a generation of patients better able to self-manage their healthcare.
Features
- Patent pending avatar chatbot that can answer questions, understand sentiment, tell jokes and detect the wildest of children’s misspellings!
- 3D augmented reality interactive models of hospital environments, equipment and processes
- Customisable avatars of all the medical professionals a child will encounter
- Multiplayer treatment-themed games
- Mood diary and daily calendar of events
- Parent app that manages permissions and calendar events
- Clinicians management system allowing customisation of app content, addition of calendar events, detailed analytics and monitoring of patient feedback
Customisable Avatar Guide
See your avatar in the real world
Your avatar can answer your questions
Play multiplayer health related games
Customisable staff avatars
Explore hospital environments
Discover how complex equipment works
Benefits
- Improves health literacy leading to better long-term engagement with health services
- Reduces stress and anxiety leading to better clinical outcomes
- Reduces costs as a result of reduction in repeat procedures and shorter treatment times
- Improves ‘Did Not Attend’ rates through in-app reminders
- Allows clinicians to monitor patient mood in relation to clinical events
Testimonials
I am incredibly excited by Xploro. Its initial focus on young people is important as they can be particularly difficult to engage. That noted, it’s vital to recognise that very few projects hold such potential to appeal to every patient group, from young child to geriatric, able to disabled and educationally challenged to academic. I anticipate it will improve compliance, outcomes, safety and patient satisfaction.
How we engage and inform children and young people about health deserves much greater attention than it currently receives. We have to work with children and young people to develop these resources. I’m excited by Xploro and look forward to offering ongoing support and to championing the work as it develops.
Partners
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
The largest children’s hospital in the UK is our testbed for evaluation of the app. App content is validated by clinical teams at the hospital.
Edge Hill University
Clinical evaluation of the app is being led by Dr Lucy Bray, Professor of Child Health Literacy. Research results will be ready for publication in Summer 2019.
Sutherland Labs
Our user research partners conduct regular testing of prototypes with patients, parents and clinicians.
We’re starting with children with cancer…
… but we’re building a health information platform for
any patient,
any age,
any condition,
anywhere
Get in touch…
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The team
Xploro® has been developed by Corporation Pop, one of the UK’s leading mobile app development teams.
Advisors
Clinical consultant:
Dr. Peter-Marc Fortune
Associate Medical Director &
Chief Clinical Informatics Officer,
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
President of the Paediatric Intensive Care Society.
Script consultant:
Allan Plenderleith
Children’s scriptwriter for games and interactive. Credits include BBC Bitesize, CBBC, CBeebies, Fireman Sam, Horrid Henry and Noddy.
Patient advocate:
Mark Duman MRPharmS
Founder of Patient Information Forum