Development of a communication-skill educational program for severely disabled children using an eye tracker device

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24390497
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Machiko 京都大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (80179259)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KATO TOSIHIRO 京都大学, 医学研究科, 准教授 (80214386) ; HOSOMA HIROMITI 滋賀県立大学, 人間文化学部, 教授 (90275181)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 重度障がい児者 / 育成支援 / コミュニケーション力 / アイトラッカー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Ⅰ.To determine the extent of parents’Perception on the communication skills of severely disabled children dependent on a ventilator. The results show that parents have no choice but to strive to foster the development of their children’s communication skills on the basis of the slight changes in their reactions, with the lack of distinct signals or objective information from the children. In addition, only a few parents were using communication aids.
Ⅱ.From our results, we ascertained four uses (positive effects) for our contents. We developed the contents of a hiragana script study as a tool for developing their communication skills. Our results suggest that our contents can easily be used for line-of-sight detection and assessment and can serve as a tool that can be an enjoyable experience for children. However, as our study involves eye movements, we will need to use an even more accurate eye tracker in future research.

Free Research Field

小児看護学