Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-mkpzs Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-26T17:56:50.707Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

MEDICAL DEVICE OR FASHION ACCESSORY? A CASE STUDY OF A REDESIGNED CHILD'S PROSTHETIC UPPER LIMB APPLYING PRINCIPLES OF PERCEPTION AND SEMANTICS TO REFRAME SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2023

Stefania Sansoni ,
George Edward Torrens ,
Fan Yang ,
Suhaiza Hanim Binti Suroya  and
Yi Wang
Stefania Sansoni*
Affiliation:
Loughborough University
George Edward Torrens
Affiliation:
Loughborough University
Fan Yang
Affiliation:
Loughborough University
Suhaiza Hanim Binti Suroya
Affiliation:
Loughborough University
Yi Wang
Affiliation:
Loughborough University
*
Sansoni, Stefania, Loughborough University, United Kingdom, s.sansoni@lboro.ac.uk

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

This paper explores the value of the visual features of assistive products for a positive psychological impact on users. The research focuses on upper limb prosthetic devices and their aesthetic impact on the user. Within the presented study, these products are identified not only as assistive products but also as fashion accessories. A case study is presented that applies an understanding of human behaviour, motivation, and perception of semantic cues within the cultural context of a given society to deliver a more socially acceptable child's upper limb prosthetic.

Keywords

Emotional designRequirementsSocietal consequences
Type
Article
Information
Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 3: ICED23 , July 2023 , pp. 2615 - 2624
Creative Commons
Creative Common License - CCCreative Common License - BYCreative Common License - NCCreative Common License - ND
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is unaltered and is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use or in order to create a derivative work.
Copyright
The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

References

Asghar, S., Edward Torrens, G., Iftikhar, H., Welsh, R. and Harland, R., 2020. The influence of social context on the perception of assistive technology: using a semantic differential scale to compare young adults’ views from the United Kingdom and Pakistan. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 15(5), pp.563–576.Google ScholarPubMed
Barell, J. (2010). Problem-based learning: The foundation for 21st century skills. 21st century skills: Rethinking how students learn, pp. 175–199.Google Scholar
Biddiss, E., & Chau, T. (2007). The roles of predisposing characteristics, established need, and enabling resources on upper extremity prosthesis use and abandonment. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2(2), 71–84.Google ScholarPubMed
Dunlop, G.R. (2005). Kinematic and Control Design for a Dexterous Mechanical Hand. In DS 35: Proceedings ICED 05, the 15th International Conference on Engineering Design, Melbourne, Australia, 15.-18.08. 2005.Google Scholar
Cheetham, M., Suter, P., & Jäncke, L. (2011). The human likeness dimension of the “uncanny valley hypothesis”: behavioral and functional MRI findings. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 5, 126.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Conway, M. (2008). Occupational Therapy and Inclusive Design: Principles for Practice. Oxford: Blackwell. pp3–34.Google Scholar
Creswell, J.W. (2014). A concise introduction to mixed methods research. SAGE publications.Google Scholar
Crilly, N., Moultrie, J., & Clarkson, P. J. (2004). Seeing things: consumer response to the visual domain in product design. Design studies, 25(6). pp547–577.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ellis, D.W. (1997). A source book of Gestalt psychology. (Ed) Ellis, W.D. reprint, The Gestalt Journal Press, Gouldsboro.Google Scholar
Intelligence, Gaze. (2023). Online resource. https://gazeintelligence.com/smi-eye-tracking-support. [Accessed: 06/03/2023]Google Scholar
Gov.uk. (2021, October 28). Guidance - Assistive technology: definition and safe use. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/assistive-technology-definition-and-safe-use/assistive-technology-definition-and-safe-use. [Accessed: 06/03/2023]Google Scholar
Hughes, Hsu, Chuang, S. H., and Chang, M. C., C, C.. (2000) ‘A semantic differential study of designers’ and users’ product form perception’, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 25(4), pp. 375–391. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00026-8.Google Scholar
Lawes, R., 2020. Using semiotics in marketing: How to achieve consumer insight for brand growth and profits. Kogan Page Publishers.Google Scholar
Lidwell, W., Holden, K., Butler, J., 2010. Universal principles of design: 125 ways to enhance usability, influence perception, increase appeal, make better design decisions, and teach through design, 2nd Ed, Rockport, Gloucester.Google Scholar
Loughborough University, 2018 -Ethical Advisory Committee, Loughborough, Loughborough University. (2020) Internet. Available at: (https://www.lboro.ac.uk/internal/research-ethics-integrity/research-ethics/), Accessed [29/11/2022].Google Scholar
Marr, D. (1982). Vision: A computational investigation into the human representation and processing of visual information. MIT Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts.Google Scholar
McDonald, Osgood, E, C.. (1964) ‘Semantic Differential Technique in the Comparative Study of Cultures’, American Anthropologist, 66(3). pp171–200.Google Scholar
Rybarczyk, B., Nyenhuis, D. L., Nicholas, J. J., Cash, S. M., & Kaiser, J. (1995). Body image, perceived social stigma, and the prediction of psychosocial adjustment to leg amputation. Rehabilitation Psychology, 40(2), 95.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Roback, A. A. (2013). The psychology of character: With a survey of personality in general (Vol. 149). Routledge.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sansoni, S., Speer, L., Wodehouse, A., & Buis, A. (2016). Aesthetic of prosthetic devices: From medical equipment to a work of design. In Emotional Engineering Volume 4 (pp. 73–92). Springer.Google Scholar
Soares, M. M.; J., Pedro Farinha Nunes da Costa, J., Ângelo, P., & Mendes, M. (2021). Expanded Boundaries: Art and Non-human Essence as Playful Inspirations for Children's Prosthetics. In Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (pp. 1–8).Google Scholar
Sayuti, A. and Ahmed-Kristensen, S. (2020). Understanding emotional responses and perception within new creative practices of biological materials. In Proceedings of the sixth international conference on design creativity (ICDC 2020) (pp. 144–151).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Torrens, G., Storer, I., Welsh, R., Asghar, S., Hurn, K. (2019). Social camouflage: A survey of 143 students of their preference for assistive technology cutlery and the visual mechanisms being influenced. IN: Charles, R. and Golightly, D. (eds). Contemporary Ergonomics & Human Factors 2019 (EHF 2019), Stratford-upon-Avon, 29th April-1st May. Loughborough University. Conference contribution. https://hdl.handle.net/2134/36645, [Accessed:29/11/2022]Google Scholar
Torrens, George; Storer, Ian; Asghar, Salman; Welsh, Ruth; Hurn, Karl (2019). Persona-Technology footprint: an evaluation of 144 student's perceptions of a person using assistive technology. IN: Charles, R. and Golightly, D. (eds). Contemporary Ergonomics & Human Factors 2019 (EHF 2019), Stratford-upon-Avon, 29th April-1st May. Loughborough University. Conference contribution. https://hdl.handle.net/2134/36646, [Accessed:29/11/2022]Google Scholar
Torrens, G.E. (2011). Universal Design: empathy and affinity. in Karwowski, W, Soares, M, Stanton, M, N, A, Eds, (ed) Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Products, CRC Press. pp233–248.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Verza, R., Carvalho, M. L., Battaglia, M. A., & Uccelli, M. M. (2006). An interdisciplinary approach to evaluating the need for assistive technology reduces equipment abandonment. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 12(1), pp88–93.Google ScholarPubMed
Usability-NET. (2023). Online resource. https://usability-net.lboro.ac.uk/, [Accessed: 06/03/2023]Google Scholar
Ware, C. (2012). Information visualization: perception for design. Elsevier.Google Scholar