Expansion and validation of novel mobile app for guiding home modifications for aging in place

新型移动应用程序的扩展和验证，用于指导居家改造以实现就地养老

• 批准号: 10547379
• 负责人: Louis Tenenbaum
• 金额: $ 117.1万
• 依托单位: HOMESRENEWED VENTURES LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-02-01 至 2025-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10547379
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PROJECT SUMMARY In this Phase II SBIR, HomesRenewed Ventures, LLC (HRV Washington, DC) will build on our previous efforts to expand and validate an interactive mobile application (APP) for guiding home modifications (environmental interventions) critical to Aging in Place (AiP). Home modifications (HM) are associated with falls preventions, improved activities of daily living (ADLs), and emotional wellbeing. However, over 95% of existing homes in the US are not appropriate for AiP, and a preventive or proactive procurement of HMs remains an unmet need. In addition, approximately 72 million Americans will be aged 65 or older by 2030. Thus, there is an urgent need to update 100 million existing homes. However, currently, no tools provide access to standardized instructions, training, product specifications, and hardware selections to ensure accurate and efficient installations. HRV aims to address this unmet need by developing an innovative and reproducible solution for efficient, cost-effective, and quality HMs to support a preventive or proactive procurement of HMs, enabling older adults to AiP longer. In Phase I, HRV developed a prototype APP that uses site-specific inputs from a contractor or handyperson to generate customized guidance and instructions for proper specification, placement, and installation of bathroom grab bars. The APP simultaneously allows photo documentation of the installation process to verify compliance with instructions. Informed by the Phase I outcomes, including proven feasibility of the APP concept to systematize HM as well as the specific feedback provided by end-users, we aim to refine and expand our APP’s features and functionalities and rigorously validate its effectiveness as a practical job site tool. To accomplish these goals, we will pursue four specific aims: Aim 1 will provide the design criteria for a broader range of HMs critical to independent mobility (climbing stairs, moving in and out of the home) and personal hygiene (toileting and bathing) to be programmed in the APP. Aim 2 will enhance the APP usability and user experience by expanding features and functionalities critical to the user’s efficiency and productivity. A new prototype will be ready for extensive testing and validation at the end of this Aim. In Aim 3, we will develop three physical mock- ups to simulate real-life scenarios in which contractors work to complete the proposed installation. Finally, aim 4 will be a validation study assessing the APP’s ability in guiding installers to correctly install HMs irrespective of the installer’s experience. The outcome of this Aim will demonstrate APP reproducibility in enabling consistent HM solutions in real life. The product of Phase II will be an enhanced and rigorously tested, and validated commercialization-ready prototype. The data generated during Phase II will be critical to boosting customer/end- user confidence. Our ultimate goal is to improve the quality of life for millions of aging adults residing in their homes through our innovative solution.

项目摘要 在第二阶段SBIR中，HomesRenewed Ventures，LLC（HRV华盛顿，DC）将在我们之前的工作基础上继续努力 为了扩展和验证用于指导家庭修改（环境）的交互式移动的应用（APP 这对就地老龄化（AiP）至关重要。家庭改造（HM）与福尔斯预防有关， 改善日常生活活动（ADL）和情绪健康。然而，超过95%的现有房屋 美国不适合AIP，预防性或主动采购HM仍然是一个未满足的需求。在 此外，到2030年，约有7200万美国人将年满65岁或以上。因此，迫切需要 更新1亿套现有住房。然而，目前没有工具提供对标准化指令的访问， 培训、产品规格和硬件选择，以确保准确高效的安装。HRV目标 通过开发一种创新的、可复制的解决方案， 和高质量的保健品，以支持预防性或主动采购保健品，使老年人能够更长时间地生活。 在第一阶段，HRV开发了一个原型APP，该APP使用承包商或勤杂工提供的现场特定输入， 为浴室的正确规格、位置和安装生成定制的指导和说明 扶手杆该应用程序同时允许安装过程的照片文档，以验证合规性 带着说明书了解第一阶段的成果，包括经证明的APP概念的可行性， 系统化HM以及最终用户提供的具体反馈，我们的目标是完善和扩展我们的APP 特性和功能，并严格验证其作为实用工作现场工具的有效性。完成 在这些目标中，我们将追求四个具体目标：目标1将为更广泛的头盔提供设计标准 对独立活动（爬楼梯、进出家门）和个人卫生（外出）至关重要 Aim 2将通过以下方式增强APP的可用性和用户体验： 扩展对用户的效率和生产力至关重要的特性和功能。一个新的原型将 准备在本目标结束时进行广泛的测试和验证。在目标3中，我们将开发三个物理模拟- ups模拟承包商为完成拟议安装而工作的真实场景。最后，目标4 将是一项验证研究，评估APP指导安装人员正确安装HM的能力， 安装者的经验。该目标的结果将证明APP在实现一致性方面的可重复性 真实的生活中的HM解决方案。第二阶段的产品将是一个增强和严格的测试，并验证 商业化的原型在第二阶段生成的数据对于提升客户/终端- 用户信心。我们的最终目标是改善数百万老年人的生活质量， 通过我们的创新解决方案。