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Phase 1 — Application Concept

This phase defines the system purpose, scope, and intended user interaction model for the Sillah preventive health management system.

Requirements System Architecture

Application Purpose and Scope

Sillah (صلة) is a preventive family health management system designed to support Saudi families affected by hereditary health conditions, including cardiac and other inherited diseases.

The system enables users to:

  • Record structured family health histories
  • Generate automated hereditary risk warnings
  • Schedule preventive clinic visits

The primary purpose of the application is to:

  • Raise preventive health awareness
  • Simplify structured family health management
  • Support early hereditary risk detection through data analysis

The system manages the following domains using a relational database management system:

  • User accounts and roles
  • Family members and relationships
  • Health events and medical histories
  • Risk warnings and alert metadata
  • Clinic information and appointments
  • Educational awareness content

Scope Limitations

The following are explicitly outside the scope of this project:

  • Integration with real hospital systems
  • Real-time medical diagnoses
  • Live data exchange with healthcare providers
  • Clinical decision-making functionality

The system is designed strictly for educational and preventive purposes and does not provide medical diagnoses or treatment recommendations.

Target Users

  • Citizens / Families (Primary Users)

    Record family medical histories, track hereditary conditions, and receive preventive alerts.

  • Healthcare Providers

    View summarized preventive data when shared to support awareness and screening recommendations.

  • Administrators

    Manage system content, clinic data, and overall system integrity.

Usage Scenarios

The following scenarios illustrate intended system interaction:

  • Scenario 1 — Risk Detection

    A user inputs family medical history data.
    If hereditary patterns are detected, the system generates preventive risk alerts.

  • Scenario 2 — Condition Tracking

    A user records a specific health condition and age of onset.
    The system stores structured data to improve longitudinal tracking and analytical evaluation.

Phase 1 Outcome

By the end of Phase 1, the system concept establishes:

  • Clear functional boundaries
  • Defined target users
  • Structured usage scenarios
  • Explicit scope limitations

These foundations guide subsequent phases involving data modeling, relational schema design, normalization, and implementation.