dc.contributor.author | Usai, Francesco | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-09T13:36:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-09T13:36:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-08-08 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/84392 | |
dc.description.abstract | This dissertation is part of a broader project whose mission is to develop a computer-based aphasia therapy (CBAT) that improves currently available applications, by focusing on usability and — critically — feedback based on automated speech recognition (ASR). The research presented here focused on the initial user-centered design of a CBAT prototype, usability testing, and preliminary testing of the efficacy of the ASR-based feedback. To this end, this dissertation set out to: conduct a needs-finding analysis to identify the most common barriers and facilitators in the use of technologies that can inform the design of a prototype; develop and test the usability of a prototype of home-based therapy, featuring an ASR engine, geared for treatment of word-finding skills; conduct a preliminary test of the efficacy of delivering feedback via an ASR. This dissertation provides the basis upon which to integrate additional improvements. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Aphasia | en_US |
dc.subject | Automatic Speech-Recognition | en_US |
dc.subject | Computer-Based Aphasia Therapy | en_US |
dc.title | DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A COMPUTER-BASED APHASIA THERAPY FEATURING AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2024-07-17 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Psychology and Neuroscience | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Jed Meltzer | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Gail Eskes | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Michael Kiefte | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Aaron J. Newman | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | No | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | No | en_US |