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The Style Evolution Of Glasses: Acknowledging Well-Being For Wearable Medical Device, Lydia Royeen
The Style Evolution Of Glasses: Acknowledging Well-Being For Wearable Medical Device, Lydia Royeen
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
The focus of Peta Bush’s work is to create wearable medical devices that address all qualities of the individual, including physical, mental, emotional, and psychosocial aspects. Peta is completing a practice-based research PhD titled “Therapeutic jewelry: The craft of people-centric devices for wellbeing.” Her passion for creating wearable medical devices that are multi-dimensional stems from her personal experiences, as she has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. In addition, she uses her knowledge of well-being and the biopsychosocial model when creating her wearable medical devices. Peta currently uses technology, such as 3D printing, as one method to fabricate her collection. Her aspirations are for …