Lancioni Giulio E, Singh Nirbhay N, O'reilly Mark F, Sigafoos Jeff, Buonocunto Francesca, D'amico Fiora, Quaranta Sara, Navarro Jorge, Lanzilotti Crocifissa, Colonna Fabio
1 University of Bari, Italy.
2 Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA.
Percept Mot Skills. 2015 Oct;121(2):621-34. doi: 10.2466/15.PMS.121c19x1. Epub 2015 Oct 7.
Intervention programs for people with acquired brain injury and extensive motor and communication impairment need to be diversified according to their characteristics and environment. These two studies assessed two technology-aided programs for supporting leisure (i.e., access to songs and videos) and communication (i.e., expressing needs and feelings and making requests) in six of those people. The three people participating in Study 1 did not possess speech but were able to understand spoken and written sentences. Their program presented leisure and communication options through written phrases appearing on the computer screen. The three people participating in Study 2 did not possess any speech and were unable to understand spoken or written language. Their program presented leisure and communication options through pictorial images. All participants relied on a simple microswitch response to enter the options and activate songs, videos, and communication messages. The data showed that the participants of both studies learned to use the program available to them and to engage in leisure and communication independently. The importance of using programs adapted to the participants and their environment was discussed.
针对后天性脑损伤且伴有严重运动和沟通障碍的人群，干预项目需要根据他们的特点和环境进行多样化设计。这两项研究评估了两项技术辅助项目，以支持六名此类患者的休闲活动（即访问歌曲和视频）和沟通（即表达需求和感受以及提出请求）。参与研究1的三名患者不会说话，但能够理解口语和书面句子。他们的项目通过出现在电脑屏幕上的书面短语展示休闲和沟通选项。参与研究2的三名患者既不会说话，也无法理解口语或书面语言。他们的项目通过图片展示休闲和沟通选项。所有参与者都依靠简单的微动开关响应来进入选项并激活歌曲、视频和沟通信息。数据显示，两项研究的参与者都学会了使用适合他们的项目，并能够独立参与休闲活动和进行沟通。文中讨论了使用适合参与者及其环境的项目的重要性。
