TY - JOUR
T1 - Older women's comfort with 3-D body scanning technology as compared with younger women
AU - Heuberger, Roschelle
AU - Domina, Tanya
AU - Macgillivray, Maureen
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - This study examined older women's comfort with 3-D body scanning and explored its use for enhancing quality of life. Women (66 old; 66 young) were scanned and surveyed pre- and post-imaging. Comfort with the process and viewing the images were ascertained. Few differences between the groups emerged. Higher Body Mass Indices were related to greater body dissatisfaction, but age was not a factor. Implications for body scanning having the potential to improve quality of life for older women are presented.
AB - This study examined older women's comfort with 3-D body scanning and explored its use for enhancing quality of life. Women (66 old; 66 young) were scanned and surveyed pre- and post-imaging. Comfort with the process and viewing the images were ascertained. Few differences between the groups emerged. Higher Body Mass Indices were related to greater body dissatisfaction, but age was not a factor. Implications for body scanning having the potential to improve quality of life for older women are presented.
KW - Body scanning
KW - Female
KW - Older adult
KW - Technology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77954691056&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/08952841.2010.495556
DO - 10.1080/08952841.2010.495556
M3 - Article
C2 - 20661805
AN - SCOPUS:77954691056
SN - 0895-2841
VL - 22
SP - 171
EP - 183
JO - Journal of Women and Aging
JF - Journal of Women and Aging
IS - 3
ER -