VIRTUAL CONVERSATIONS: AMPUTEES AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS

虚拟对话：截肢者和家庭护理人员

• 批准号: 6142561
• 负责人: WILLIAM Glenn HARLESS
• 金额: $ 41.07万
• 依托单位: INTERACTIVE DRAMA, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-07-10 至 2002-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6142561
• 关键词: amputation; caregivers; computer assisted patient care; computer human interaction; computer program /software; computer simulation; coping; education evaluation /planning; educational resource design /development; health education; home health care; interactive multimedia; psychodrama; quality of life; rehabilitation; social support network; speech recognition; videotape /videodisc

Traumatic accidents and disease lead to 3,000 new amputations each week in America. Current estimates place the amputee population above two million. For most amputees an untrained family member assumes caregiving responsibilities, effectively doubling the number personally affected by limb loss. Both amputees and caregivers report the need for information and support, particularly during the first two years. Interactive Drama Inc. (IDI) has developed a voice-driven multimedia model that enables users to conduct "lace-to-face" virtual dialogues with video images of real people. In Phase I, IDI created a prototype series of virtual dialogue programs featuring experienced amputees. A field test involving 23 new amputees and caregivers conducting virtual dialogues with their more experienced peers proved that this process was not only feasible, but enjoyable and believable. All participants showed significant gain in practical knowledge and virtually all had a positive attitude change about amputees. These findings are the basis for the Phase II development of a comprehensive series of virtual dialogue programs featuring experienced amputees of various types from different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, as well as expert health professionals. This series will enhance the knowledge and improve the health and well being of amputees and their family caregivers. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The interactive interviews will be distributed to acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals and programs, physicians, HMOs, and insurance case managers throughout the country. It will also be distributed through the National Limb Loss Information Center administered by the Amputee Coalition of America in Knoxville, TN. Distribution channels will include advocacy associations and organizations for amputees and family caregivers. Promotional activities will include advertising, conferences, direct mailings, and direct sales.

在美国，创伤事故和疾病每周导致3,000例截肢。目前估计截肢者人数超过200万。对于大多数截肢者来说，一个未经训练的家庭成员承担了截肢的责任，实际上使截肢者的人数增加了一倍。被截肢者和照顾者都报告说需要信息和支持，特别是在头两年。互动戏剧公司(IDI)开发了一种语音驱动的多媒体模型，使用户能够与真实的人的视频图像进行“面对面”的虚拟对话。在第一阶段，IDI创建了一系列虚拟对话程序的原型，其中包括经验丰富的截肢者。一项涉及23名新截肢者和护理人员与他们更有经验的同龄人进行虚拟对话的现场测试证明，这个过程不仅可行，而且令人愉快和可信。所有参与者在实践知识方面都有了显着的进步，几乎所有人对截肢者的态度都有了积极的变化。这些发现是第二阶段开发一系列全面的虚拟对话项目的基础，这些项目包括来自不同社会经济和文化背景的各种类型的经验丰富的截肢者以及专业的卫生专业人员。这一系列将提高知识和改善截肢者及其家庭照顾者的健康和福祉。拟定商业应用：互动访谈将分发给全国各地的急性护理医院、康复医院和项目、医生、HMO和保险案例经理。它还将通过田纳西州诺克斯维尔的美国截肢者联盟管理的国家肢体损失信息中心分发。分发渠道将包括宣传协会和截肢者和家庭照顾者组织。促销活动将包括广告、会议、直接邮寄和直接销售。