Lancioni Giulio E, Singh Nirbhay N, O'Reilly Mark F, Ferlisi Gabriele, Blotta Ida, Ricci Irene, Spica Antonella, Oliva Doretta
University of Bari, Italy.
Dev Neurorehabil. 2012;15(2):149-53. doi: 10.3109/17518423.2011.633572. Epub 2012 Feb 1.
To assess a technology-aided programme for promoting leisure engagement and communication in a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
The programme involved a laptop computer equipped with a Clicker 5 software package, an optic microswitch and an interface device. The participant could choose between two leisure options (i.e. songs and videos), could write requests and general messages through a virtual keyboard and a microswitch and could have the written text read out to caregivers and staff.
The use of the programme increased the mean frequency of words written to about 15 per 20-minute session during the second intervention phase. Those words were used by the participant for formulating a mean of over two requests/messages per session. The participant also listened to songs and watched videos.
A simple technology-aided programme may allow ALS patients to manage leisure engagement and communication.
评估一项技术辅助方案，以促进一名肌萎缩侧索硬化症（ALS）患者的休闲参与和交流。
该方案包括一台配备Clicker 5软件包、光学微动开关和接口设备的笔记本电脑。参与者可以在两种休闲选项（即歌曲和视频）之间进行选择，可以通过虚拟键盘和微动开关书写请求和一般信息，并且可以将书写的文本读给护理人员和工作人员听。
在第二个干预阶段，该方案的使用使平均书写单词频率增加到每20分钟约15个。参与者使用这些单词平均每次会话提出超过两个请求/信息。参与者还听了歌曲并观看了视频。
一个简单的技术辅助方案可能使ALS患者能够管理休闲参与和交流。
