A new research article exploring the use of a human centred design approach to develop a fall detection garments for older women has recent been published. The authors, Zahra Rahemtulla, Rachael Wickenden, and Theo Hughes-Riley, detail a study where older women were interviewed about their views on clothing, technology and falls to design fall-detecting E-textile concepts. Women were then invited to participate in a workshop to help gain a deeper insight and refine the garment design.
This work informed the design of the fall and near-fall detecting over-sock previously trialled and validated in the article ‘The Design and Engineering of a Fall and Near-Fall Detection Electronic Textile’ which is available here.
This new article is entitled ‘Using a human centred design approach to develop a fall detection sock for older women’ and is published in Design for Health. The article is available here.
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