REHABILITATIVE SOFTWARE FOR HEAD TRAUMA VICTIMS

每年有70，000名新的头部创伤受害者， 长期的康复费用给他们带来了巨大的经济负担， 家人 对低成本康复工具的需求很大， 可以在家里使用，以补充和加强治疗方案， 由康复专业人员提供。 这项工作的第一阶段将探索计算机软件的可行性 在廉价的计算机上实现，作为专业 疗法 现有的软件将被修改，以满足准备的规格 美国头部创伤联盟 软件将在以下两个方面提供： 盒式磁带和盒式磁带，以测试这两种形式的易用性。 将评价重新程控测试卡片的替代技术。 软件设计的一个关键要素是提供修改， 父母和治疗师未经训练的计算，以调整程序， 个体头部创伤受害者的需求和环境。 由此产生的软件和存储介质将由以下小组进行测试： 包括头部创伤受害者家长和康复专家 将编制开发和使用这类软件的准则 由AHTA传播。

Each year there are 70,000 new head trauma victims whose primary medical and long-term rehabilitation costs place tremendous financial burdens on their families. The need is great for low-cost rehabilitation tools that can be used in the home to supplement and reinforce therapy programs provided by rehabilitation professionals. Phase I of this effort will explore the viability of computer software implemented on inexpensive computers as an adjunct to professional therapy. Existing software will be altered to meet specifications prepared by the American Head Trauma Alliance. Software will be provided both on cassette tape and on cartridge to test ease of use of both forms. Alternate technologies for re-programming cartridges will be evaluated. A key element of the software design is the provision for modification by parents and therapists untrained in computing to tailor the programs to the needs and environments of individual head truma victims. The resulting software and storage media will be tested by teams composed of head trauma victims, parents, and rehabilitation professionals. Guidelines for the development and use of such software will be prepared for dissemination by the AHTA.