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1	Topi - How can we ease allergy vaccination for children in the age of 5-12? Larsson, Caroline January 2017 (has links) 30% of children and youths in Sweden have some form of allergy disease and for many people medicines are not sufficient. If so, there is a possibility of an allergy vaccination, a three to five-year process where the patients receive 50-80 injections. So what is the main problem? In fact, it is important to understand that the vaccination is something that affects the child in greater extent than just the moment when the syringe is provided. At present, the patient must stay to ensure that he/she does not get an allergic reaction and is feeling well enough to go home. They are constantly questioned about how they feel. But how does a child determine this? How good is good enough? Topi is a system that increases the involvement and transfer responsibilities from the child by keeping track of their well-being and surroundings - while making treatments more fun and safe. The project is funded by Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association´s Research Foundation Future Allergy Allergy vaccination Industrial design Industridesign Bachelor Umeå Institute of Design Caroline Larsson BFA Thesis Report Examensarbete Children Norrlands universitetssjukhus Allergivaccination Designhögskolan Umeå Design Design