ABSTRACT

Objective: The study evaluated a smartphone-aided program to support independent access to leisure events and performance of daily activities in seven participants with moderate intellectual disability, four of whom also had severe hearing loss.

Method: The program relied on the use of a Samsung Galaxy J4 Plus smartphone with Android 9.0 operating system. The smartphone’s functioning was automated via the MacroDroid application. The program was to allow the participants to alternate access to leisure events (delivered via the smartphone) with performance of vocational activities (guided through smartphone-delivered pictorial or pictorial and verbal instructions) over sessions of about 30 min.

Results: During the baseline, the participants failed to access leisure events and perform scheduled activities independently. When the program was used, however, all participants succeeded in both accessing leisure events and performing activities independently.

Conclusions: The smartphone-aided program can be a useful tool for people like the participants of this study.

摘要

目的：该研究评估了一项智能手机辅助程序，以支持7名中度智障参与者（其中4名也有严重听力损失）的独立访问休闲活动和日常活动的能力。

方法：该程序依赖于具有Android 9.0操作系统的Samsung Galaxy J4 Plus智能手机的使用。智能手机的功能通过MacroDroid应用程序实现了自动化。该计划允许参与者在大约30分钟的会话中交替进行休闲活动（通过智能手机提供）和职业活动（通过智能手机提供的图片或图片和口头指示进行指导）。

结果：在基线期间，参与者未能参加休闲活动并未能独立执行预定的活动。但是，使用该程序时，所有参与者都成功参加了休闲活动并独立进行了活动。

结论：智能手机辅助程序对于像本研究参与者这样的人可能是有用的工具。