Research Study Opportunity: Help Us Test Smarter Way to Navigate Healthcare Facilities

Lehigh University and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation are helping to develop a smartphone-based indoor navigation app designed to help everyone — regardless of ability — navigate and explore healthcare facilities more independently and efficiently. Your feedback will help shape the future of accessible navigation in healthcare facilities.

The search study is located at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Hyland Center, 850 South 5th Street, Allentown.

Research Study Eligibility

We welcome individuals of all abilities and backgrounds who:

• Are 18 years of age or older
• Are not already familiar with the entire layout of Hyland Center
• Can move independently without human assistance, with or without a mobility aid
• Can provide informed consent
• Feel comfortable using a smartphone
• Are comfortable either holding a phone upright or wearing a neck mount that holds the phone

Participation Commitments

• Participate in a study session up to 3 hours using the smartphone-based navigation app to navigate and explore inside Hyland Center
• Provide feedback through a short survey or interview

Compensation

• Participants will receive a $30 gift card for participation in this study

To participate, contact:

Devin Darby, MS, OTR/L
Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Occupational Therapist
Advanced Clinician II
Neurological Vision Rehabilitation Fellowship Coordinator
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation
research@gsrh.org

Principal Investigator
Dr. Vinod Namboodiri
Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Health Data Science, College of Health; Department of Computer Science and Engineering in Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Director, Accessibility and Assistive Technologies (ACCESS) Research Laboratory
Lehigh University
vin423@lehigh.edu
610-758-0170
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