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ERIC Number: EJ988591
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0891-4222
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Assisting Patients with Disabilities to Actively Perform Occupational Activities Using Battery-Free Wireless Mice to Control Environmental Stimulation
Shih, Ching-Hsiang; Wang, Shu-Hui; Chang, Man-Ling; Kung, Ssu-Yun
Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v33 n6 p2221-2227 Nov-Dec 2012
The latest studies have adopted software technology to turn the battery-free wireless mouse into a high performance object location detector using a newly developed object location detection program (OLDP). This study extended OLDP functionality to assess whether two patients recovering from cerebral vascular accidents would be able to actively perform occupational activities by controlling their favorite environmental stimulation using battery-free wireless mice and OLDP software. Using an ABAB design we found substantial increases in both participants' target responses (i.e. the performance of "occupational activities") to activate the control system to produce environmental stimulation during intervention phrases. The practical and developmental implications of the findings are discussed. (Contains 5 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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