'ASIAN ASSIST' MULTI-MEDIA DIETARY ASSESSMENT

“亚洲协助”多媒体饮食评估

• 批准号: 2458851
• 负责人: TERESITA B HERNANDEZ
• 金额: $ 19.45万
• 依托单位: HEALTH TECHNOMICS, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-09-30 至 1999-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2458851
• 关键词: Chinese American; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; computer program /software; computer system design /evaluation; data collection methodology /evaluation; diet; health surveys; human subject; interactive multimedia; multilingualism; nutrition

The overall objective of this project is to develop a state-of-the-art computer based dietary assessment program for Chinese Americans. Using digitized photographs as well as computer generated graphics the program will incorporate cognitive anchors (food pictures, clock time, location) and bilingual text that will allow flexibility on the part of the user to navigate through the program. It will also incorporate a visually anchored portioning method to assist users in estimating the amount of food and beverage consumed. Health Technomics, Inc will design and develop the program based on results of the Phase I feasibility study which indicated a primary focus on one Asian group -- the Chinese population --and which clearly suggested the need to try new approaches to portioning in view of the complexities of Chinese cuisine. The program will be subjected to content verification and functional evaluation to be conducted by 4 research institutions (Frances Stern Nutrition Center of the New England Medical Center, the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies of the New York University School of Education, the Cancer Research Center of the University of Hawaii, and the General Clinical Research Center of Stanford University). A total of 200 Chinese individuals living in ethnically populated areas will be recruited to complete the program to evaluate its functionality, acceptability, and usability. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: Culturally sensitive tools are needed to assess the health status of ethnic populations. The Chinese population living in the US has been growing and is expected to continue to grow in the next decade. A bilingual dietary assessment tool is needed by dietitians and other health practitioners for cost effective clinical assessment and counseling. It will also reduce the cost of epidemiologic studies and clinical trials involving Chinese populations, as well as expand congressionally mandated nutritional monitoring at the federal, state and local government levels.

该项目的总体目标是开发一种最先进的 一个基于计算机的美国华裔饮食评估项目。使用 数字化的照片以及计算机生成的图形， 将纳入认知锚（食物图片，时钟时间，位置） 和双语文本，这将允许用户灵活地 导航通过程序。它还将在视觉上融入 锚定分配方法，以帮助用户估计的数额 食物和饮料消耗。 Health Technomics，Inc.将根据以下方面设计和开发该计划： 第一阶段可行性研究的结果表明， 一个亚洲群体--中国人--很明显 建议有必要尝试新的方法来分配， 中国菜的复杂性。该计划将受到内容 将由4个研究机构进行验证和功能评价 新英格兰医学中心弗朗西斯·斯特恩营养中心（Frances Stern Nutrition Center of the New England Medical） 纽约营养与食品研究系 大学教育学院，癌症研究中心， 美国夏威夷大学和 斯坦福大学）。共有200名中国人居住在 少数民族聚居地区将被招募来完成该计划， 评估其功能性、可接受性和可用性。 拟议的商业应用：需要文化敏感的工具， 评估少数民族人口的健康状况。中国人口 居住在美国的人数一直在增长，预计将继续增长， 未来十年需要双语饮食评估工具， 营养师和其他健康从业人员， 评估和咨询。它还将减少流行病学的成本， 涉及中国人群的研究和临床试验，以及 扩大国会授权的联邦营养监测， 州和地方政府一级。