INTERPRECARE SYSTEM--A LANGUAGE INTERVENTION PRODUCT

长期以来，居民和工作人员的语言差异 护理会产生各种问题，包括混乱，激动， 居民对工作人员的好斗行为和工作人员的困难 提供高质量的护理。 市场发展潜力巨大 语言板作为创新的干预产品， 语言差异造成的问题。 一些长期和 急性病护理机构表示有兴趣购买语言 提高居民生活质量和照顾居民的委员会。 寿命 associates公司建议设计、制造和营销一种语言 系统来满足这一需求。 语言板系统将包括 语言板与可变的单词和短语在英语和 居民的语音翻译母语。 单词和短语 将具体到长期护理人员/居民的互动。 在 第一阶段，实验设计，包括观察工作人员/患者 互动和个人访谈将测试使用的可行性 语言委员会改进工作人员/驻地人员的互动。 优选 将确定产品特性。 I期研究结果 将为II期产品指定产品功能和设计标准 完善，并在地理上分散的市场测试， 语言多样的环境。 拟议的商业应用：长期护理设施的愿望 改善工作人员/驻地协调员互动的干预措施， 语言的差异造成了障碍。 据估计， 养老院的居民不会说英语或英语作为第二语言。 设施，如Menorah公园和Montefiore家园在克利夫兰，俄亥俄州 对购买语言板表现出浓厚的兴趣。

Differences in the language spoken by residents and staff in long-term care create a variety of problems, including confusion, agitation, and combative behavior of residents toward staff, and difficulty of staff in providing quality care. Market potential exists for the development of Language Boards as innovative intervention products to overcome problems created by language differences. A number of long-term and acute-care facilities have expressed interest in purchasing Language Boards to increase the quality of life and care for residents. Lifespan Associates, Inc. proposes to design, manufacture and market a Language Board System to meet this need. The Language Board System will feature the Language Board with changeable words and phrases in English and the resident's phonetically-translated native language. Words and phrases will be specific to long-term care staff/resident interactions. In Phase I, an experimental design involving observations of staff/patient interactions and personal interviews will test the feasibility of using Language Boards to improve staff/resident interactions. Preferred product characteristics will be determined. Results of Phase l research will specify product function and design criteria for Phase Il product refinement, and market-testing in geographically-dispersed and linguistically-diverse settings. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: Long-term care facilities desire interventions to improve staff/resident interactions in which differences in language impose barriers. 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, OH has expressed strong interest in purchasing Language Boards.