Key-to-Voice App: A Simple Speech-Generating Device Suitable (not only) for a Hospital Environment

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23640%2F19%3A43958782" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23640/19:43958782 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://content.iospress.com/articles/technology-and-disability/tad180199" target="_blank" >https://content.iospress.com/articles/technology-and-disability/tad180199</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/TAD-180199" target="_blank" >10.3233/TAD-180199</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Key-to-Voice App: A Simple Speech-Generating Device Suitable (not only) for a Hospital Environment

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

BACKGROUND: In this article, we will present Key-to-Voice, a software design that we developed in collaboration with people who have complex communication needs and respective research that we conducted during the collaboration. The design is the first of its kind and there has not been any similar research linked to testing the design in the Czech Republic. OBJECTIVE: Our original intention was to develop a device that could give a voice to people with severe health problems and enable them to verbalise their thoughts after medical treatment in hospital. METHODS: Participatory design was used throughout the development and we employed participatory observation, informal interviews and simple questionnaire for the research of the possibilities of the design implementation in a hospital environment. RESULTS: Target group accepted the design we developed without any major problems and, at the same time, the design, and its possibilities of implementation and usage, was improved by participation of people who will be potentially using it. Given that our target group consists mainly of older adults with some kind of complex communication need, possibly acquired disability, we had to consider these aspects during development, as there is, for example, a problem in that older adults can have difficultyusing technologies. CONCLUSION: Our design is usable in a hospital environment without any major problems. Participatory design is a very effective approach for making any design better and more usable by a target group, and for minimising bias, stigmatization and exclusion.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Key-to-Voice App: A Simple Speech-Generating Device Suitable (not only) for a Hospital Environment

Popis výsledku anglicky

BACKGROUND: In this article, we will present Key-to-Voice, a software design that we developed in collaboration with people who have complex communication needs and respective research that we conducted during the collaboration. The design is the first of its kind and there has not been any similar research linked to testing the design in the Czech Republic. OBJECTIVE: Our original intention was to develop a device that could give a voice to people with severe health problems and enable them to verbalise their thoughts after medical treatment in hospital. METHODS: Participatory design was used throughout the development and we employed participatory observation, informal interviews and simple questionnaire for the research of the possibilities of the design implementation in a hospital environment. RESULTS: Target group accepted the design we developed without any major problems and, at the same time, the design, and its possibilities of implementation and usage, was improved by participation of people who will be potentially using it. Given that our target group consists mainly of older adults with some kind of complex communication need, possibly acquired disability, we had to consider these aspects during development, as there is, for example, a problem in that older adults can have difficultyusing technologies. CONCLUSION: Our design is usable in a hospital environment without any major problems. Participatory design is a very effective approach for making any design better and more usable by a target group, and for minimising bias, stigmatization and exclusion.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50403 - Social topics (Women´s and gender studies; Social issues; Family studies; Social work)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/7F14236" target="_blank" >7F14236: Naturalness in Human Cognitive Enhancement</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Technology and Disability

ISSN

1055-4181

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

31

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

169-181

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85077468130