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Developmental Neurorehabilitation Volume 15, 2012 - Issue 2
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A technology-aided program to support leisure engagement and communication by a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Giulio E. LancioniUniversity of Bari, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nirbhay N. SinghAmerican Health and Wellness Institute, Verona, VA, USA
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Mark F. O’ReillyMeadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
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Gabriele FerlisiS. Raffaele Care Center, Modugno, Italy
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Ida BlottaS. Raffaele Care Center, Modugno, Italy
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Irene RicciS. Raffaele Care Center, Modugno, Italy
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Antonella SpicaS. Raffaele Care Center, Modugno, Italy
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Doretta OlivaLega F. D’Oro Research Center, Osimo, Italy
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Pages 149-153 | Received 17 Oct 2011, Accepted 19 Oct 2011, Published online: 01 Feb 2012
 
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Abstract

Objective: To assess a technology-aided programme for promoting leisure engagement and communication in a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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.

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.

Conclusion: A simple technology-aided programme may allow ALS patients to manage leisure engagement and communication.

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