MENTAL HEALTH AND OLDER ADULTS--AN EDUCATIONAL SERIES

该项目的目标是“心理健康与老年人：教育系列”，这是一个健康教育媒体系列，通过提供在整个老龄化过程中保持良好心理健康的必要信息、关于抑郁症和痴呆症的具体信息、治疗方案和护理人员干预措施，支持老年人及其护理人员。在第一阶段，我们将采访老年人，照顾者和专业人士参与创新和成功的老年人支持计划。从这些访谈中，我们将制定六个创造性的计划，使用叙述性的例子来突出老年人及其照顾者面临的问题。一旦创意计划完成，将由顾问委员会审查，然后在项目的研究阶段由六个焦点小组审查。重点小组将包括专业人员、老年人和老年人的照顾者。焦点小组研究将包括定量和定性测试，以确保每个包满足信息以及老年人及其照顾者的支持需求。在第二阶段，在第一阶段起草和评估的创意计划将用于根据第一阶段研究中验证的概念制作广播质量的视频和配套手册。拟议的商业应用：完整的教育包将通过医生、心理健康专业人员、护理人员和为老年人服务的组织向老年人及其护理人员推销。State of the Art通过类似的分销渠道成功地销售了其他几个视频/印刷包，并已经建立了联系和关系，以协助营销。

The goal of this project, "Mental Health and Older Adults: An Educational Series," is a health education media series to support older adults and their caregivers by providing needed information on maintaining good mental health throughout the aging process, specific information on the diseases of depression and dementia, treatment options, and caregiver interventions. In Phase I, we will interview older adults, caregivers and professionals involved in innovative and successful support programs for older adults. From these interviews, we will develop six creative plans that use narrative examples to highlight the issues facing older adults and their caregivers. Once the creative plans are complete, they will be reviewed by the Board of Advisors and then in the research phase of the project by six focus groups. The focus groups will include groups of professionals, older adults and the caregivers of older adults. The focus group research will include quantitative and qualitative testing to ensure that each package meets the informational as well as the supportive needs of older adults and their caregivers. In Phase II, the creative plans that were drafted and evaluated in Phase I will be used to develop broadcast-quality videos and companion brochures based on the concepts validated in Phase I research. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: The complete educational packages will be marketed to older adults and their caregivers through physicians, mental health professionals, caregivers and organizations that serve older adults. State of the Art has successfully marketed several other video/print packages through similar distribution channels and already has contacts and established relationships to assist in marketing.