THE INTERPRECARE SYSTEM: A LANGUAGE INTERVENTION PRODUCT

居民和工作人员长期使用的语言差异 关心会产生问题，包括困惑、激动、好斗的行为 居民对工作人员的态度，以及工作人员难以提供质量 关心。语言板存在发展的市场潜力，如 创新的干预产品，克服语言造成的问题 不同之处。Creative Action，Inc.计划设计、制造和 营销InterpreCare System(TM)以满足这一需求。系统将 在语言版块上为特定用户提供可更改的单词和短语 长期护理人员/住院医生的互动，英语和住院医生的 语音翻译的母语，以及培训手册 随附的录像带和录音带。在第二阶段研究中 原型系统将通过产品进行进一步的修改 根据第一阶段修订的改进原型的开发研究 结果。探索和发展制造能力， 创建工作原型，以便在后续工作中进行扩展使用和评估 产品评价研究。最后，产品功能、特性和 福利将由广泛的养老院专业人员进行评估 参加年度专业会议。研究结果将导致 最符合养老院需求的最终产品设计 工作人员、专业人员和居民，以及制造规范中 以及第三阶段商业化的要求。 建议的商业应用： 一些长期和急诊护理机构已表示有兴趣 购买Interprecare系统以提高生活质量 照顾居民。据估计，10%的养老院 当地居民不讲英语，也不把英语作为第二语言。设施 比如俄亥俄州克利夫兰的梅诺拉公园和蒙特菲奥雷住宅。山坡 纽约格伦·奥克斯的医院和密歇根州索斯菲尔德的梅诺拉之家 对Interprecare系统表示了强烈的兴趣。

Differences in the language spoken by residents and staff in long-term care create problems, including confusion, agitation, combative behavior of residents toward staff, and difficulty of staff in providing quality care. Market potential exists for development of Language Boards as innovative intervention products to overcome problems created by language differences. Creative Action, Inc. proposes to design, manufacture, and market the InterpreCare System(TM) to meet this need. The System will feature the Language Board with changeable words and phrases for specific long-term care staff/resident interactions, in English and the resident's phonetically-translated native language, and training manual with accompanying videotapes and audiotapes. In Phase II research the prototype System will undergo further revisions through product development research with improved prototypes revised according Phase I results. Manufacturing capabilities will be explored and developed to create working prototypes for extended use and assessment in subsequent product evaluation research. Finally, product functions, features, and benefits will be evaluated by a broad-base of nursing home professionals attending annual professional meetings. Research findings will result in the final product design which best meets needs expressed by nursing home staff, professionals and residents, and in manufacturing specifications and requirements for Phase III commercialization. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: A number of long-term and acute-care facilities have expressed interest in purchasing the InterpreCare Systems to increase the quality of life and care for residents. It is estimated that 10% of nursing home residents speak no English or English as a second language. Facilities such as Menorah Park and Montefiore Homes in Cleveland, Ohio. Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York and Menorah House in Southfield, Michigan have expressed strong interest in the InterpreCare System.