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Inspiration
A few years ago, my mom was the primary caregiver for my grandfather. She would often scramble to find random pieces of paper to jot down his blood pressure readings. And when it came time for his doctor’s appointments, she’d have to rely on her memory to recall when he was feeling sick or had pain. Watching her juggle all of this while caring for him was stressful and overwhelming. I kept thinking: there has to be a better way to handle all this important information. That’s where the idea for SymptomSync came from—a tool that could have eased some of the burden on her and made it easier to manage my grandfather’s health.
What it does
Users can log their symptoms daily, track medication intake, and even input vital information like heart rate or specific notes about how they’re feeling. The app also provides a monthly summary, which analyzes how the user has been feeling over time.
How we built it
We had half the team, Haylee and Valeria work on the structure on how we wanted to format our code. The other half, Ellie and Allison worked on the actual syntax and backend code.
Challenges we ran into
We only knew one language, which was python, making it difficult to add a diverse amount of functionality. Since we are fairly new to computer science it was difficult having to limit what we wanted our app to do because we didn’t have the experience of doing this in the past. We had to learn as we went on with the app teaching ourselves new skills throughout.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We have a user interface that's aesthetically pleasing and the buttons are functional.
What we learned
We learned the importance of collaboration, communication, neat code, and taking advantage of each teammates skill sets.
What's next for Symptom Sync
We will clean up the code and create a functional calendar, as well as creating health tips based on user input.
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