Salt Lake City, Utah – February 12, 2025 – A recent article published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health highlights a new software application designed to transform home environments into therapeutic spaces. The application integrates design principles, e-commerce, and digital health technology to provide innovative support for individuals managing chronic diseases.
Developed through a collaboration between Salt Lake City-based Dayhouse Studio and OMNI Self-care, the software aims to leverage the home setting to improve patient outcomes. According to the developers, over 100 million U.S. adults currently living with chronic conditions stand to benefit from the software’s application.
The study, titled “Home Environment as a Therapeutic Target for Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases,” presents a patent-pending software system that combines several key elements: biophilic design, e-commerce capabilities, and digital health tools. This combination allows for the creation of personalized treatment plans tailored to a variety of chronic illnesses, including chronic pain, migraines, depression, anxiety, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
Unlike traditional pharmaceutical-focused treatments, this approach addresses the multifaceted nature of chronic conditions by integrating patient education and self-care directly into the home environment – a concept that the researchers believe is crucial for effective, long-term disease management.
Key Benefits of the Innovation:
- Enhances patient engagement with personalized health-at-home programs
- Bridges consumer spending with improved healthcare outcomes
- Reduces healthcare costs by enabling expanded prevention efforts across a large number of U.S. households
- Increases the value of consumer products and health technologies
Dorothy Huntsman, Founder, Dayhouse Studio; Dr. Grzegorz Bulaj, Co-founder, OMNI Self-care
Dorothy Huntsman, lead author of the study and founder of Dayhouse Studio, emphasized the importance of this innovative approach. “A biophilic home environment should be considered a fundamental pillar of health—just as vital as nutrition, exercise, sleep, and social support,” she stated.
Tye Farrow, a well-known architect and author of Constructing Health, views this work as a catalyst for architects and designers to broaden their role in promoting public health. Dr. Grzegorz Bulaj of OMNI Self-care, also a co-author on the study, highlighted the often-overlooked impact of home environments on patient well-being.
“E-commerce and digital health tools can seamlessly integrate living spaces, patient education, self-care, and medical treatments,” Dr. Bulaj noted. “The impact of the home environment on a patient’s health has been overlooked and underutilized in medicine and healthcare. Our article explores how e-commerce, as a digital health technology, can seamlessly integrate a patient’s living space, health education, self-care and pharmaceutical treatments to support individuals suffering neurological and mental disorders.”
The authors envision this research as a paradigm shift in the way chronic disease management is approached, fostering a home-centered approach that goes beyond just traditional medical interventions.
Dayhouse has filed a patent for its proprietary software ecosystem, which is designed to deliver therapeutic home environment programs specifically for chronic pain, migraine, depression, anxiety, and cancer. Currently, Dayhouse is actively fundraising to further develop and launch the software.
Derek Mattsson, CEO of Utah360°, is providing advisory support to Dayhouse during this phase.
For additional information about the development of digital Health-at-Home programs and other related projects, interested parties can contact Dorothy Huntsman (dorothy @ dayhousestudio.com) or Dr. Grzegorz Bulaj (gbulaj @ omniself.care).
