BIME Projects - Daily Living
NANA - Novel Assessment of Nutrition and Ageing
Current figures suggest that 1 in 4 older people are likely to be malnourished. This may be due to a range of factors including impaired physical function (such as problems with chewing and swallowing or reduced mobility); mental health factors (such as depression or social isolation); and cognitive factors (such as dementia or other neurological illnesses). It is difficult to examine the links between diet, physical health, mental health and cognitive factors due to inadequacies and unsuitability of currently available methods of measurement. Hence, there is a need for sensitively designed technology that can help us to simultaneously assess these factors. NANA is a project run by 4 of Britain's leading research institutions (University of Bath - Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (BIME) University of Reading - School of Systems Engineering (Cybernetics),University of Sheffield - Human Nutrition Unit , University of St. Andrews - School of Psychology ) to design a novel system that uses modern technology in the assessment of nutrition and ageing. It is aimed at improving the measurement of nutrition, physical health, mental health and cognitive function; and also improving our understanding of the interactions between these factors. This will be useful for informing strategies to prevent physical and mental decline in ageing, and for improvements in the medical treatment and social provision for older people. For more information, please visit http://www.nana.org.uk
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