听力和倾听体验 (HELIX):评估一个共同设计的认真游戏,用于听觉认知训练
Emily Frost1,2, Paresh Malhotra1,2, Talya Porat1
1Imperial College London, London, UK.
概括
这项研究探讨了HELIX听觉认知训练应用程序,用于听力和认知健康. 虽然HELIX促使用户识别困难并改善听力,但与对照组相比,它并没有显著改善语音噪音或认知测试的表现.
科学领域:
- 听觉认知神经科学 听觉认知神经科学
- 数字健康干预措施 数字健康干预措施
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 对于痴呆症护理中的功能增强,正在出现严的游戏.
- 中年期听力和认知健康之间的联系,特别是通过严的游戏,仍然未被充分探索.
- 主观听力损失和认知障碍是老年人群中普遍存在的问题.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估HELIX听觉认知培训应用程序.
- 评估HELIX对语音噪音,认知功能,沟通信心,生活质量和可用性的影响.
- 通过严的游戏来调查听力和认知健康之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一项为期4周的随机对照试验,随着4周的随访,涉及43名主观听力损失和/或认知障碍的参与者.
- 结果措施包括数字三重测试,在线认知测试,生活质量问卷和半结构面试.
- 用户可用性测量被用来评估参与者对HELIX的体验.
主要成果:
- 训练组在基线后4周和8周观察到数字三位数测试的改善,但与对照组相比,这在统计学上并不显著.
- 在其他测量结果中没有发现显著的改善,包括认知任务,沟通信心或生活质量.
- 主题分析表明,HELIX提高了对困难的认识,提高了倾听技巧,并鼓励积极的行为改变.
结论:
- 虽然HELIX在促使用户意识到挑战和改善听力方面显示出潜力,但其在显著提高语音噪音或认知表现方面的有效性仍然不确定的.
- 参与式设计确保了HELIX对那些面临与年龄相关的听力损失和认知衰退风险的人的相关性.
- 需要进一步的研究来确定使用HELIX与听觉认知结果的改善之间的因果关系.
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