A technology-aided program to support leisure engagement and communication by a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

作者：Lancioni Giulio E^*; Singh Nirbhay N; O' Reilly Mark F; Ferlisi Gabriele; Blotta Ida; Ricci Irene; Spica Antonella; Oliva Doretta

来源：Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 2012, 15(2): 149-153.

DOI：10.3109/17518423.2011.633572

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• technology-aided programme
• optic microswitch
• leisure engagement
• communication

Objective: To assess a technology-aided programme for promoting leisure engagement and communication in a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). %26lt;br%26gt;Method: 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. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: 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. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion: A simple technology-aided programme may allow ALS patients to manage leisure engagement and communication.

• 出版日期2012