Last week I did not meet up with Avital and Dorothy to discuss the weighted blankets, due to me being sick. During the meeting today we looked at two machines that respectively made the text on a sheet of paper more immersive and accessible for those, not only, with disabilities, but also those who are more of a visual learner.
This past week I looked at several papers on weighted blankets, from how they work to how they can be improved. The texts I focused on were:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209549642030131X?via%3Dihub
Each respective text explored the effects and efficiencies of the weighted blanket as a therapeutical device. What was found was that weighted blankets DID in fact decrease anxiety within patients who had an above-average anxiety level. Moreover, in terms of more everyday uses for weighted blankets, the second study depicted results that saw the use of weighted blankets during deep sleeping hours having an impact on anxiety levels during sleep.
For the coming week, I plan to look at the different accessories and tech that can be added to weighted blankets to make them more interactive/immersive, and how that might affect their efficiency on anxiety levels and many other psychological disorders.