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Communication Design in Chronic Health

Prendiville, Alison (2017) Communication Design in Chronic Health. In: Design for Health. Design for Social Responsibility Series . Routledge: A Gower Book, Farnham Surrey, UK.. ISBN 9781472457424

Type of Research: Book Section
Creators: Prendiville, Alison
Description:

This chapter reviews the changing role of design in supporting chronic health conditions. It discusses how design relates to the specific nature of such illnesses, and the need for the development of design interventions that help individuals self-manage their health.

About the book:
One of the most complex global challenges is improving wellbeing and developing strategies for promoting health or preventing ‘illbeing’ of the population. The role of designers in indirectly supporting the promotion of healthy lifestyles or in their contribution to illbeing has emerged. This means designers now need to consider, both morally and ethically, how they can ensure that they ‘do no harm’ and that they might deliberately decide to promote healthy lifestyles and therefore prevent ill health.

Design for Health illustrates the history of the development of design for health, the various design disciplines and domains to which design has contributed. Through 26 case studies presented in this book, the authors reveal a plethora of design research methodologies and research methods employed in design for health.

Official Website: https://www.routledge.com/Design-for-Health/Tsekleves-Cooper/p/book/9781472457424
Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: chronic health
Publisher/Broadcaster/Company: Routledge: A Gower Book
Your affiliations with UAL: Colleges > London College of Communication
Date: 16 May 2017
Date Deposited: 31 Jul 2017 15:59
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2022 11:35
Item ID: 9617
URI: https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/9617

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