Cluster Headache Tracker is a free, open-source web application designed to help individuals suffering from cluster headaches track and manage their condition. By providing detailed logging, visual insights, and easy sharing with healthcare providers, this tool aims to improve the understanding and treatment of cluster headaches.
We're looking for help designing a new medication tracking feature for Cluster Headache Tracker, an open-source application helping people manage and understand their cluster headaches.
🎯 Design Challenge
Design an intuitive system for tracking both prophylactic (preventive) and abortive medications, allowing users to better understand how their medication patterns affect their cluster headache episodes.
📋 Current Situation
Currently, our app:
Only tracks medications as part of headache logs
Uses free-form text input for medication names
Doesn't distinguish between preventive and abortive medications
Cannot track medication taken outside of headache episodes
🎯 Goals
Help users understand the effectiveness of their preventive medications
Reduce data inconsistency from free-form text input
Enable tracking of medication timing independent of headache episodes
Maintain the simplicity of our current quick-logging system
👥 User Needs
Our users need to:
Track both daily preventive medications and as-needed abortive medications
Understand correlations between medication adherence and headache patterns
Quickly log medications during intense headache episodes
Generate accurate medication reports for healthcare providers
🎨 Design Scope
We need designs for:
Medication Type Management
Interface for creating/editing medication types
Visual system for medication tags/labels
Way to handle dosage information
Medication Logging
Quick-log interface for recording medication intake
Integration with existing headache logging
Timeline view showing medication and headache events
Analytics & Insights
Visualization of medication patterns
Correlation views between medication adherence and headache frequency/intensity
💡 Key Considerations
Accessibility: Users often log medications during severe pain
Mobile-first: Most logging happens on phones
Error prevention: Minimize chances of incorrect data entry
Quick entry: Must be faster than writing in a paper diary
🛠 Technical Constraints
Must work within our current tech stack (Rails + Tailwind CSS)
Should use existing design system elements where possible
We're looking for help designing a new medication tracking feature for Cluster Headache Tracker, an open-source application helping people manage and understand their cluster headaches.
🎯 Design Challenge
Design an intuitive system for tracking both prophylactic (preventive) and abortive medications, allowing users to better understand how their medication patterns affect their cluster headache episodes.
📋 Current Situation
Currently, our app:
🎯 Goals
👥 User Needs
Our users need to:
🎨 Design Scope
We need designs for:
Medication Type Management
Medication Logging
Analytics & Insights
💡 Key Considerations
🛠 Technical Constraints
🎬 Next Steps
📝 Deliverables
We'd love to see: