A Descriptive Study of Medical Communication using 3D Cameras

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370486
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Linguistics
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: Takanaga Shigeru 広島大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (10216674)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YOSHIDA REIKO 鹿児島大学, 大学院医歯学総合研究科, 講師 (60244258) ; KONO HIROSHI 鹿児島大学, 大学院医歯学総合研究科, 助教 (20507165) ; WAKI TADAYUKI 福山大学, 人間文化学部, 講師 (50709805)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 医療コミュニケーション / 3Dカメラ / 非言語コミュニケーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We recorded a speaker and a listener using a 3D camera (Kinect) and developed a method that synchronizes and analyzes both verbal and non-verbal expressions. We observed details in their movements by integrating the numerical value measured on the 3D camera and the video image using conversation analysis software, ELAN. We then used Kinect to measure factors such as the advising doctor’s non-verbal communication during OSCE clinical training, and we used Kinect to measure the speech period of the medical staff. The results verified a correlation between the advising doctor’s evaluation and the amount of time the resident spent facing the simulated patient. This outcome was reported at the 47th Meeting of the Japan Society for Medical Education in 2015 and the 2016 AMEE Conference in Barcelona, Spain. The study outcome was also introduced in the field of education.

Free Research Field

社会言語学