A Protocol to Assess Usability and Feasibility of e-SpeechT, a Web-based System Supporting Speech Therapies

Vita Barletta, Miriana Calvano, Antonio Curci, Antonio Piccinno

2023

Abstract

Speech disorders and impairments are a heterogeneous group of dysfunctions that concern linguistic abilities and, in the majority of cases, they affect people during their childhood from 4 to 6 years old. Appropriate treatment should be defined for each patient according to their problems, which can be physical, such as muscle weakness, brain damage, vocal cord damage, or paralysis, and psychological, such as autism, PTSD or Down Syndrome. Therefore, considering these aspects, this research work aims at supporting patients in carrying out therapies to solve speech impairments through gamification, game-based learning, e-health, and telemedicine. A web-based system is proposed to achieve the goals by supporting all stakeholders involved in speech therapy. The design and plan of a usability and a longitudinal study have been presented, with the goal of testing the system’s usability and medical efficacy by involving real end-users and domain experts.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Barletta V., Calvano M., Curci A. and Piccinno A. (2023). A Protocol to Assess Usability and Feasibility of e-SpeechT, a Web-based System Supporting Speech Therapies. In Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF; ISBN 978-989-758-631-6, SciTePress, pages 546-553. DOI: 10.5220/0011893300003414

in Bibtex Style

@conference{healthinf23,
author={Vita Barletta and Miriana Calvano and Antonio Curci and Antonio Piccinno},
title={A Protocol to Assess Usability and Feasibility of e-SpeechT, a Web-based System Supporting Speech Therapies},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF},
year={2023},
pages={546-553},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011893300003414},
isbn={978-989-758-631-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF
TI - A Protocol to Assess Usability and Feasibility of e-SpeechT, a Web-based System Supporting Speech Therapies
SN - 978-989-758-631-6
AU - Barletta V.
AU - Calvano M.
AU - Curci A.
AU - Piccinno A.
PY - 2023
SP - 546
EP - 553
DO - 10.5220/0011893300003414
PB - SciTePress