Talk-More: a device to monitor talking time

Talk-More：监控通话时间的设备

• 批准号: ES/Y008049/1
• 负责人: Claire Mitchell
• 金额: $ 6.5万
• 依托单位: University of Manchester
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FY008049%2F1
• 关键词: Talk; More; device; monitor; talking

I am developing a device to monitor talking time to support speech recovery after brain injury such as stroke. This device is like an exercise tracker but for speech and is called Talk-More. We know that the best way to improve speech after any sort of brain injury is to practice, practice and then practice some more. I'm a speech and language therapist and know that people who have a stroke or brain injury are at high risk of social isolation. Talking can be hard work, particularly if it sounds unclear or different to how it did before. People can feel embarrassed about their speech and cut down on socialising.Social isolation and loneliness can happen more as people get older anyway and we know that this leads to poor physical and mental health.Talking to stroke survivors they suggested that a device to track talking time could motivate people in the same way exercise trackers motivate people. I spoke to some engineers at the University of Manchester, and they have worked with me to develop a prototype of this speech tracking device. It does not record people but monitors each time the person talks. We need to do some more work to see what people think of it, how easy it is to use and how comfortable they feel using it. Hopefully this device will encourage people to think about engaging socially and increase their talking time to both help their speech recovery and reduce social isolation.

我正在开发一种设备来监测说话时间，以支持脑损伤（如中风）后的语言恢复。这个设备就像一个运动跟踪器，但用于语音，被称为多说。我们知道，在任何形式的脑损伤后，提高语言能力的最佳方法是练习，练习，然后再练习。我是一名言语和语言治疗师，知道中风或脑损伤的人有很高的社交孤立风险。说话可能是一项艰苦的工作，特别是如果它听起来不清楚或与以前不同。人们可能会因为自己的言语而感到尴尬，减少社交活动。无论如何，随着年龄的增长，社交孤立和孤独会越来越多，我们知道这会导致身体和精神健康状况不佳。在与中风幸存者交谈时，他们建议使用一种跟踪通话时间的设备，可以像运动跟踪器激励人们一样激励人们。我和曼彻斯特大学的一些工程师谈过，他们和我一起开发了这个语音跟踪设备的原型。它不记录人，但监视每次人说话。我们需要做更多的工作，看看人们对它的看法，它有多容易使用，他们使用它的感觉有多舒服。希望这个设备能鼓励人们考虑参与社交，增加他们的谈话时间，既帮助他们的语言恢复，又减少社会孤立。