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The research is aimed to explore the needs of clinical patients and their caregiver,so as to provide suggestions to the designer of the communication system.
To promote and develop a smart communication system is helpful to patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),especially for stage 3 and stage 4 (late stage). Through the needs assessment, the research is aimed to explore the needs of clinical patients and their caregiver,so as to provide suggestions to the designer of the communication system.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Supportive Care Needs (ALSSCN) | The ALSSCN consisted of 37 items with seven domains: physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, social, informational, and practical needs. | 2018.10.01~2020.04.31 |
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Participants with ALS were recruited from ALS clinics(Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C),20 participants. Participants were eligible for this study if they were diagnosed with definite, probable, probable laboratory-supported, or possible ALS according to the criteria (Brooks et al., 2000).
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Si Huei Li | Contact | 886-2871-2121 | 2931 | lableesihuei@gmail.com |
| Cheng Liang Chou | Contact | 886-2871-2121 | 7361 | cl_chou@vghtpe.gov.tw |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Taipei Veterans General Hospital | Recruiting | Taipei | TW | 11217 | Taiwan |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000690 | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| D003142 | Communication |
| ID | Term |
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| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D016472 | Motor Neuron Disease |
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| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| D057177 | TDP-43 Proteinopathies |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
| D057165 | Proteostasis Deficiencies |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D001519 | Behavior |