Rehashap is an aphasia rehabilitation support app for speech therapists.
It is designed to allow tasks to be prepared, presented, and recorded, which were traditionally done on paper, to be done easily and efficiently on a tablet.
The aim is to reduce the workload of speech-language pathologists in medical and nursing care settings and to realize higher-quality rehabilitation.
Main functions of rehabilitation
・Prepare tasks related to aphasia rehabilitation, perform tasks, and present results using a tablet or smartphone.
・Multiple patients can be registered with one account
-Equipped with tasks corresponding to "reading, listening, speaking, and writing"
- Covers language tasks related to kana characters, nouns, verbs, adjectives, particles, short sentences, long sentences, and numbers.
・You can narrow down your search based on the characteristics of words and sentences, such as "number of mora," "category," and "frequency."
・Equipped with difficulty adjustment functions such as number of pictures, presence or absence of furigana for words, hint presentation, etc.
・Multiple types of tasks (e.g. listening comprehension, reading comprehension, naming) can be performed using the same picture card.
・Results of assignments performed on the app are automatically saved
・Equipped with recording function
・Some assignments can also be printed
Examples of language assignments (The following are some of the assignments)
・Auditory comprehension: task of selecting the picture that corresponds to the word heard
・Name: Task of verbally answering the name of the displayed picture
・Sentence creation: Challenges of filling in the blanks for particles and rearranging words to create correct sentences.
・Long passage reading: Reading long passages and questions, and choosing the correct answer from the options.
- Handwriting: This is a task where you write words in kanji or copy them, and you can also give hints.
Expected usage scenarios
・Rehabilitation for aphasia at hospitals and clinics
・Rehabilitation for aphasia during home visits
・Guidance for new speech therapists and support for creating rehabilitation menus
・Data organization in clinical research, etc.
Operability
・Intuitive screen configuration makes it easy to operate even for those who are not good with machines
・Uses a font size and color scheme that is easy to read even for the elderly
・Can be operated with just a tap, allowing you to quickly present assignments