对于患有帕金森病的人来说,语音辅助技术经历言语和语音困难:使用设计思维共同设计解决方案
Jodie Mills1, George Kernohan2, Katy Pedlow1
1School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies
|February 4, 2026
概括
共同设计智能扬声器解决方案改善了帕金森病患者 (PwPD) 和语音语言治疗师 (SaLTs) 的可用性. 原型提供指导和新功能,以增强语音治疗和患者独立性.
科学领域:
- * 卫生技术和可访问性
- * 人与计算机在医疗保健中的交互
- * 语音和语言治疗创新
背景情况:
- * 智能扬声器是新兴的健康技术,据报道,对于帕金森病患者 (PwPD) 和语音语言治疗师 (SaLTs) 的可用性挑战.
- *PwPD对语音识别,设备的超时和对话限制感到丧.
- * SaLTs面临技术和实践上的障碍,以及对语音辅助技术的知识差距和隐私问题.
研究的目的:
- *共同设计解决方案,解决PwPD在使用智能扬声器时面临的挑战.
- * 提高智能扬声器技术的可访问性和有效性,以帮助患有帕金森病的人.
主要方法:
- *采用基于设计思维框架的多阶段设计过程.
- * 两次在线联合设计研讨会共吸引了20名参与者,包括PwPD,护理人员,SaLTs和技术专家.
- * 传统的内容分析被用来根据头脑风暴和排名活动来完善原型.
主要成果:
- * 开发了两个主要原型:一个教育/指导包和新的语音和语言治疗 (SLT) 特定的智能扬声器功能.
- * 参与者报告说,他们感到有价值,并为改进建议做出贡献,与公众参与标准保持一致.
- *原型旨在解决PwPD和SaLTs的故障排除,隐私和治疗用途方面的考虑.
结论:
- *共同设计的智能扬声器解决方案可以提高PwPD的可访问性,参与度和长期演讲成果.
- * 这些解决方案为SLT服务提供了可扩展,具有成本效益的支持,促进了患者的独立性和言语困难的自我管理.
- *这些原型解决了健康差异,减少了对SLT服务的压力,支持医疗保健系统内的康复.
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