title: Older women's comfort with 3-D body scanning technology as compared with younger women.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Environmental Studies, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, USA. heube1ra@cmich.edu
authors.forename: Roschelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heuberger
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Domina
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Macgillivray
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult