2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Feasibility Study on Teletherapy for Children with Communication Disorders
Project/Area Number |
20700436
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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Research Institution | Prefectural University of Hiroshima |
Principal Investigator |
HOSOKAWA Atsushi (密本 淳嗣) Prefectural University of Hiroshima, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (00420761)
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Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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Keywords | 言語聴覚療法学 / 遠隔医療 |
Research Abstract |
We had built and maintained video-phone based tele-speech-language therapy system and had applied the system to provide tele-speech-language therapy for children who have articulation disorders over two years. We revealed that efficacy of our teletherapies and assessed usability and network security on our system. At the end of our study, we discussed cost-benefit analysis to reveal feasibility of the system and our way of provide therapies from economical view points.
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