Sage is a smartphone application to assist adolescents dealing with anxiety and depression. Sage Band is a wearable device that syncs with the smartphone app that senses changes in heart rate and provides real-time support for anxiety symptoms.

At the beginning of this project we were presented with a problem space involving adolescent anxiety and the “medical odyssey” that many of them go through during diagnosis and treatment. As a group we began conducting research to better understand the challenges and experiences teens with anxiety face in their daily lives.

How might we give patients a safe and secure place to express their daily thoughts, emotions, and symptoms?

How might we offer patients resources to practice and develop mindfulness techniques?

How might we connect patients with their doctors on a daily basis between office visits?

How might we empower patients to control and organize their medical records?