The Use of Computers in Cognitive Rehabilitation in Denmark

Kaasgaard, Klaus; Lauritsen, Peter

doi:10.1044/1058-0360.0402.05

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“…As part of this fieldwork, psychiatrists and occupational therapists at a psychiatric hospital as well as clients at an outside clinic (with former clients as board members) were interviewed. In addition, participant observation, including participatory design and evaluation processes, was carried out in both places Lauritsen, 1995 &1997;.…”

Section: Computers In Psychiatric Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Computers in Psychiatry

Lauritsen¹,

Elsass²

2001

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Within psychiatric research, the field of 'technotherapy' has been centred primarily on attempts to assess the computer as a treatment tool. The situation of daily clinical usage is, however, often ignored within such research, as for instance in controlled clinical trials. Our empirical study illustrates how health professionals and clients use different concepts of science and health in the attempts of formulating standards for using computers in psychiatric practice. The psychiatrists at a major psychiatric hospital decided and justified clients' use of computers on the basis of a 'techno-medical' quality assurance. At the same hospital the occupational therapists stressed the improvement of social relations as a treatment goal. And, at a psychiatric outside clinic the clients used concepts of 'normality' for articulating quality in computer use. Our study exemplifies how the use of computers is a multifaceted 'performance'. What is called for is a kind of research not limited by artificial borders of 'the context' and the 'user-perspective'. In much humanistic research as well as in action research concepts of 'context' and 'user-perspective' imply a somehow romantic view on practice as pure and uncontaminated by the outside world contrasted to a 'general' or an 'objective' way of knowing the world. These sharp distinctions were however difficult to maintain in our study, where health professionals and clients took local contingencies into account when they interpreted computer use, while they simultaneously drew on a socio-historical reservoir of resources.

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Section: Computers In Psychiatric Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Computers in Psychiatry

Lauritsen¹,

Elsass²

2001

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“…While the application of computer-based technology in communication rehabilitation is becoming more commonplace there are those who suggest that the research base necessary to support clinical use is less than adequate (Dean, 1987;Kaasgaard and Lauritsen, 1995). Concerns, regarding the efficacy of computer use as an option for service delivery initially cited a decade or so ago, remain prominent in the literature (Cochran and Masterson, 1995;Hughes, Fey, Kertroy, and Nelson, 1994;Katz and Wertz, 1997;Scherey and O'Connor, 1992).…”

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“…Computer use in rehabilitation is relatively new and is a subject imbued with controversy. While there are some investigations on this topic Kaasgaard and Lauritsen, (1995) decry the "paucity of research" focusing on computer use in rehabilitation. Seemingly, even fewer investigations address the area of electronic communication as a treatment tool in communication disorders.…”

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“…Although computer use in clinical settings by speech-language pathologists has increased, some professionals contend that research has not kept pace with the application of computers as a clinical tool. Kaasgaard and Lauritsen (1995) decried a "paucity of research" focusing on computer use in rehabilitation. Katz and Wertz (1997) asserted that, "Computers can be a powerful clinical tool" and they pointed to the need to examine the efficacy of computer use as a part of the treatment milieu.…”

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Assessing computer -mediated communication discourse of a traumatic brain injury survivor

Prichard¹

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Speech-language pathologists and audiologists have begun using computer technology for information storage and retrieval and as one means of providing clinical services to communication-disordered patients. The purpose of this study is to develop a protocol to assess the written communication of brain-injured clients whose communication therapy milieu includes interactions with the world outside the treatment room through computer-mediated communication (CMC). A panel of experts reviewed a series of discourse analysis procedures and rated their perceptions of validity, reliability, and ease-of use for the procedures as means of evaluating CMC discourse. The Computer-Mediated Communication Evaluation Protocol (CMC-EP) was developed based on the results of the analysis of the panel ratings and a post-rating consensus inquiry. A series of e-mail messages and on-line text chats generated over a period of three years were evaluated using the CMC-EP. The results of the CMC-EP were examined to determine if patterns of change were revealed in the CMC discourse of a traumatic brain injury. The CMC-EP consists of four procedures: T-unit analysis, cohesion analysis, Correct Information Unit analysis, and three scales of the Rating of Communication Behaviors. Using the CMC-EP enables speech-language pathologists to complete surface / sentential analysis, cohesion analysis, informational analysis, and conversation analysis of CMC discourse. My family has made tremendous sacrifices in their lives to allow me the time to spend in this study. Without the unstinting support and encouragement of my husband, Al Prichard, I could not have devoted the time and mental effort I needed to complete my task. My children, Zachary and Angeline, have always been understanding and supportive of the time I spent away from them working. You always made me feel our family was okay even when my hours of work away from home meant doing things in our family just a little differently. I love you all. The unwavering conviction of my parents, William and Mildred Fickey, and my sister, Kate, that I would actually finish what I had begun helped to spur me on though long hours of work. Thank you for your love and for your faith in me. My colleagues in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology have supported me throughout my study with humor and good will. Thank you for your encouragement and your support. I owe special thanks to my colleague and friend, Kenneth O. St. Louis, for the many hours he spent in discussion and data dissection. The Chairperson of my committee, Dr. George R. Maughan, has been my fervent cheerleader and kind critic. Often I needed both and he was always there.

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Communication Disorders, Computer Applications for

Cress

Green

2006

Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation

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This chapter provides an overview of the types of computer and technology applications used in the field of communication disorders. The introduction outlines the range of communication disorders for which technology has been applied. The main body of the article highlights current ways in which computer technology has been applied for administration, analysis of typical function, assessment, intervention, and assistive devices. Within each section, applications are discussed for speech, hearing, and language disorders. Each section concludes with benefits and limitations of computer technology for the type of application discussed. A final section outlines directions of future research and development in the areas of speech, hearing, language, and assistive devices.

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The Use of Computers in Cognitive Rehabilitation in Denmark

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Computers in Psychiatry

Computers in Psychiatry

Assessing computer -mediated communication discourse of a traumatic brain injury survivor

Communication Disorders, Computer Applications for

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