敘述
The ASPREX project investigated the feasibility of a machine-reasoning system which can help identify the assistive products that can best meet the individual needs by considering each person’s goals, circumstances, type of difficulties, level of ability, and life environment. The assumption was that such a system - if well designed and driven by reliable data - could greatly favor informed and responsible choices of assistive products, by increasing task-shifting of AT provision to the non-specialist workforce at community level; and by increasing awareness about the complexity of the AT assessment and selection process, the risks associated to wrong choices and the competences needed case by case. The project led to the development of an AI-based prototype called "Assistive Product Explorer" (ASPREX). The ASPREX has been kept live on the Web for three Years (2022-2024) for testing purposes; now it is no longer online and will be probably resumed within future projects.
Within the ASPREX project, an innovative model was developed to represent knowledge about assistive products. Based on this model, a knowledge base was generated for the ASPREX system, including over 2400 knowledge rules related to 65 product categories belonging to the APL (Assistive Product Priority List) of the World Health Organization. The knowledge base can be also read as a set of fact-sheets that can useful in clinical practice and for educational purposes. Each product fact-sheet is composed of 15 chapters (each related to a knowledge-rule cluster as established by the model): 1) product identification data and overall description; 2) possible configuration variants; 3) optional components; 4) product goals; 5) indicated impairments and 6) contraindicated impairments; 7) indicated and 8) contraindicated environments; 9) other indicated and 10) contraindicated factors; points to consider in 11) selection, 12) fitting, 13) use and 14) maintenance/follow-up; and 15) sources/references. The model has shown able to represent knowledge about any categories of assistive products. All the fact sheets are available for download from the SIVA and the EASTIN Web Portals.
主題（依照ISO輔具編碼）
- 測量、調配或調整藥物以確保正確使用之輔具 (ISO 04.19.04)
- 維護組織完整性之坐墊、襯墊 (ISO 04.33.03)
- Standing frames and supports for standing (ISO 04.48.39)
- 脊柱矯具 (ISO 06.03)
- 下肢矯具系統 (ISO 06.12)
- 踝足矯具 (ISO 06.12.06)
- 下肢義肢系統 (ISO 06.24)
- 鞋／靴 (ISO 09.03.42)
- 便器椅 (ISO 09.12.03)
- 馬桶增高座 (ISO 09.12.12)
- 吸收尿液與糞便輔具 (ISO 09.30)
- 淋浴椅 (ISO 09.33.07)
- 柺杖 (ISO 12.03.03)
- 肘部柺 (ISO 12.03.06)
- 前臂柺 (ISO 12.03.09)
- 腋下柺 (ISO 12.03.12)
- 助行器 (ISO 12.06.03)
- 助行車 (ISO 12.06.06)
- Guide canes (ISO 12.08.03)
- 雙邊手扶圈控制輪椅 (ISO 12.22.03)
- 手動轉向動力輪椅 (ISO 12.23.03)
- 電動轉向動力輪椅 (ISO 12.23.06)
- 人力輪椅用推進元件 (ISO 12.24.09)
- Accessories for wheelchair seating (ISO 12.25)
- 運送椅 (ISO 12.27.04)
- 欄杆與扶手 (ISO 18.18.03)
- 固定式扶手 (ISO 18.18.06)
- 可拆式扶手 (ISO 18.18.10)
- 移動式斜坡板 (ISO 18.30.15)
- 眼鏡與隱形眼鏡 (ISO 22.03.06)
- 眼鏡式放大鏡與放大鏡 (ISO 22.03.09)
- 圖像放大影音系統 (ISO 22.03.18)
- 耳道式助聽器 (ISO 22.06.12)
- 耳掛式助聽器 (ISO 22.06.15)
- Sound transmission systems for hearing aids (ISO 22.06.25)
- Manual Braille writing equipment (ISO 22.13.27)
- Typewriters (ISO 22.13.30)
- Portable note-taking devices for Braille (ISO 22.13.36)
- 錄放音裝置 (ISO 22.18.03)
- 有線電讀與用解碼器 (ISO 22.18.21)
- 書信與符號表 (ISO 22.21.03)
- 溝通裝置 (ISO 22.21.09)
- 面對面通訊軟體 (ISO 22.21.12)
- Devices mainly for speech communication (ISO 22.24.07)
- Clocks and timepieces (ISO 22.28.03)
- Calendars and timetables (ISO 22.28.06)
- Memory support products (ISO 22.28.12)
- Signalling devices (ISO 22.29.03)
- Personal emergency alarm systems (ISO 22.29.06)
- Localization and tracking systems (ISO 22.29.12)
- 個人數位助理 (ISO 22.33.06)
- 特製輸出軟體 (ISO 22.39.12)
- Assistive products for electronic orientation (ISO 22.45.03)
- Software for operating electrical devices (ISO 24.13.24)
