235 TWELVE Evaluating the visualisation of dynamic biomechanical data for healthcare and design Alastair S. Macdonald Introduction The ‘Envision’ research described in this chapter was conducted between late 2007 and early 2009, the first of the New Dynamics of Ageing (NDA) projects to complete. The findings from the project provided the platform for further Research Councils UK funding to continue our research in this area, and so although our account is now somewhat historical, and some of the statements arising from our findings at the time relate to
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This volume and its companion, The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 1, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest research on ageing. Together they report the outcomes of the most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its consequences for individuals and society.
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dynamic biomechanical data for healthcare purposes. Biomechanics is the study of mechanical laws relating to movement or the structure of living organisms and it has been successfully applied to assess movement problems in individuals, such as impaired mobility. Instead of replicating expensive clinical analyses, Alastair Macdonald evaluated a prototype software tool that visualised dynamic biomechanical data captured from older adults undertaking activities of daily living. From motion-capture data and muscle-strength measurements a 3D animated ‘stick figure
fulfil the needs of both users and providers. Chapter Twelve: Dynamic biomechanical visualisations • Visualising dynamic biomechanical data enables those without specialist training – both professional and lay older people – to access and interpret the data. • Such visualisations empower older people to participate in discussions about the problems and issues affecting their mobility with clinicians, healthcare practitioners, and design professionals, and about how these issues affect their lifestyle and quality of life. • Healthcare and design professionals can
of Education (January 2011) (follow-on funding September 2011–December 2012) • Dignity in Care: Maintaining dignity in later life: A longitudinal qualitative study of older people’s experiences of supportive care – Liz Lloyd, University of Bristol (June 2011) • Stress and Immunity: Synergistic effects of physical and psychological stress upon immunesenescence – Janet Lord, University of Birmingham (December 2012)* • Envision: Innovation in envisioning dynamic biomechanical data to inform healthcare and design practice – Alastair Macdonald, Glasgow School of
study of older people’s experiences of supportive care – Liz Lloyd, University of Bristol (June 2011). • Stress and immunity: Synergistic effects of physical and psychological stress upon immunosenescence – Janet Lord, University of Birmingham (December 2012). • Envision: Innovation in envisioning dynamic biomechanical data to inform healthcare and design practice – Alastair Macdonald, Glasgow School of Art (January 2009). 5 Towards a new science of ageing • Safety on stairs (SOS): Biomechanical and sensory constraints of step and stair negotiation in old age
process. Each aspect is taken in turn, and considered in light of the material contained in the third section in this chapter, on page 223. The list in its final form consisted of 11 items, shown in Table 7.2 as follows: Table 7.1: NDA projects contributing to this chapter Project short name Project full name Topic DFAW Design for Ageing Well Improving quality of life for the ageing population using a technology enabled garment system Envision – Innovation in envisioning dynamic biomechanical data to inform healthcare and design practice TiKL Transitions in
