A study on remote support for ADL cognitive rehabilitation and its rehab effects

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24500245
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Perception information processing/Intelligent robotics
• Research Institution: Osaka Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: SANO MUTSUO 大阪工業大学, 情報科学部, 教授 (30351464)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MIYAWAKI Kenzaburo 大阪工業大学, 情報科学部, 専任講師 (30585005)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 認知リハビリテーション / 行動環境認識 / 知能ロボティクス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We proposed a new cognitive rehabilitation method called “Remote Cognitive Rehabilitation” on Activities of Daily Life (ADL) for cognitive disabled patients. It has three basic techniques, i.e., 1) environment structuralization of daily life space and rehabilitation support with high safety (risk prediction and accident prevention) , 2) interaction control based on cognitive disabled model (joint attention and sympathy with emotional behaviors), 3) reflection support based on awareness induction method to promote self-reliance of cognitive disabled patients. Throughout remote cognitive rehabilitation experiments on the assumption of in-home care, the effectiveness of self-reliance was confirmed to all participants.

Free Research Field

情報学