Using talking lights to assist brain-injured patients with daily inpatient therapeutic schedule.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
; 16(3): 284-91, 2001 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11346450
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To test the ability of patients with brain injury to use a patient locator and minder (PLAM) system to assist in their adherence to therapy schedules.PARTICIPANTS:
Five patients with acquired brain injury who were inpatients on an acute rehabilitation floor of a rehabilitation hospital.MEASURES:
The number of human prompts necessary to direct a patient to, and ensure arrival at, a scheduled therapy destination and the proportion of therapy sessions requiring no prompting was measured both before and after the introduction of the PLAM system.RESULTS:
With the PLAM system, the average number of human prompts dropped by more than 50%, and the number of sessions requiring no prompting increased from 7% to 44%.CONCLUSION:
The PLAM system described in this article seems feasible and useful for patients with acquired brain injury in assisting them with arrival at their therapy destinations without the assistance of staff.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Agendamento de Consultas
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Lesões Encefálicas
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Iluminação
/
Microcomputadores
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Sistemas de Alerta
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Head Trauma Rehabil
Assunto da revista:
REABILITACAO
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TRAUMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos