Flannery M A, Butterbaugh G J, Rice D A, Rice J C
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
Pediatr Rehabil. 1997 Oct-Dec;1(4):239-44. doi: 10.3109/17518429709167365.
Congenital or acquired brain damage resulting in prospective memory loss can make a child unable to become independent of care givers. This note describes a memory aid developed for a 17 year old with spina bifida and hydrocephalus who requires continual reminding to perform health maintenance tasks such as medication and feeding. Off-the-shelf computer hardware and software were used to make a reminding system that logged task completion information. Logging is a unique feature of this system, permitting review of the user's response to reminders for health or rehabilitative purposes. The system reduced the need to remind rate from > 75% to less than 10% of the time. Reminding rates returned to > 75% upon removal of the system. With the system this adolescent achieved more independent health maintenance. Weight and power requirements make this system embodiment impractical for general wheelchair use, but the technology in currently available pocket units may support the necessary functions.
先天性或后天性脑损伤导致前瞻性记忆丧失，可能会使儿童无法脱离照料者独立生活。本笔记描述了为一名17岁患有脊柱裂和脑积水的青少年开发的一种记忆辅助工具，该青少年需要持续提醒才能完成诸如服药和进食等健康维护任务。使用现成的计算机硬件和软件制作了一个提醒系统，该系统会记录任务完成信息。记录是该系统的一个独特功能，允许出于健康或康复目的审查用户对提醒的反应。该系统将提醒频率从超过75%降低到了不到10%。移除该系统后，提醒频率又回到了超过75%。有了这个系统，这名青少年在健康维护方面实现了更大程度的独立。重量和功率要求使得这种系统设计对于一般轮椅使用来说不切实际，但目前可用的袖珍设备中的技术可能支持所需功能。
