A development of an electronic communication board usable for patients and caregivers

• Project/Area Number: 26350668
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University of Science
• Principal Investigator: MIYASAKA Tomoya 北海道科学大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (10404758)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 田中 敏明 北海道科学大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (40248670)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): IFUKUBE Tohru 北海道科学大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (70002102)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: コミュニケーション支援 / 透明文字盤 / 筋萎縮性側索硬化症 / 神経筋疾患 / 意思伝達支援 / 電子透明文字盤

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project was aimed at a development of an electronic clear communication board (Eye Link method) for patients (ALS; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and caregivers.Operabilities of the development article were evaluated by a quantitative way.Subjects were considered healthy. The control was conventional clear communication board.Evaluation means were quantitative eyeball movement at operation of boards.The results of evaluations indicated that development article has similar operability and function of the conventional board.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Assessment of visual space recognition of patients with unilateral spatial neglect and visual field defects using a head mounted display system (2016)
  • Author(s): Shunichi Sugihara, Toshiaki Tanaka, Tomoya Miyasaka, Takashi Izumi, Koichi Shimizu
  • Journal Title: Journal of Physical Therapy Science Volume: 28 Issue: 2 Pages: 332-338
  • DOI: 10.1589/jpts.28.332
  • NAID: 130005127415
  • ISSN: 0915-5287, 2187-5626
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Toilet activity fall detection employing discriminant analysis with two-dimensional temperature data as variables (2014)
  • Author(s): T. Miyasaka, S. Kido, T. Saga and T. Tanaka
  • Organizer: GCBME 2014 / APCMBE 2014
  • Place of Presentation: 台南(台湾)
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-11