SBIR/STTR Research Award
INTERACTIVE INJURY PREVENTION: A MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM
Award amount
$0Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2001Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- National Institutes of Health
- Recipient company
- STRAND SOFTWARE
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
DESCRIPTION: This project was designed to develop and evaluate an innovative
multimedia program on home safety and injury prevention for older adults and
their families. Investigators will create a unique health education resource
combining a multimedia instructional system, Internet communication, and touch
screen technology to help the elderly maintain their health and functional
independence by avoiding costly injuries and infirmities. Making Homes Safe for
Seniors is a CD-ROM /Online/Hybrid that provides instruction in English and
Spanish, and will connect learners to a dedicated web site where they can seek
advice from experts, share adaptive home repair solutions with others, perform
an interactive safety check-up of their living environment, and shop for
adaptive devices and safety items. The program is accessible to a wide range of
learners since the easy-to-use touch screen operation obviates the need for
technical skills while the graphics and narration mitigate the need for reading
skills. Feasibility testing of a prototype module in Phase I showed a
significant impact on learning and positive acceptance of the multimedia
delivery system by older learners. Extensive formative evaluation during the
program completion process will be conducted with 130 elderly subjects from an
inner city community Center for Senior Citizens. A multi-wave panel study will
assess the short and longer-term impact of the finalized program on knowledge
acquisition, risk reduction, and incidence of injuries in the home environment.
A repeated measures ANOVA model will constitute the basic analysis of a sample
of 120 tri-ethnic subjects. This program has wide commercial appeal and will be
sought out by a host of learners including families, community groups, and
members of the health care professions who will make this program and the
remainder of the projected series an indispensable tool for positively
impacting the health of an aging population.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE
Technology keywords
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