COMPUTERIZED TOBACCO RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ADOLESCENTS

描述：我们提出了一个互动的多媒体程序，特别报告的发展。 该计划旨在为初中和初中学生提供烟草风险评估和教育工具，以增加有关烟草影响和烟草使用的个人风险，不使用烟草的意图和避免烟草使用的自我效能的知识。 特别报告将在50分钟的单一会议中提供，包括：1）基本烟草知识测试和互动风险评估; 2）媒体扫盲意识练习; 3）关于烟草使用的短期和长期生理和心理影响的教育，包括成瘾的发展;以及4）预防烟草使用的技能建设活动。 第一阶段利用青少年、父母、医生和烟草教育和预防领域的其他专家的投入，为这一方案制定结构和原型。所有具体目标都已完成，制作了技术设计、工作演示光盘和辅助手册的大纲，第二阶段将包括制作一个全面运作的特别报告光盘、可用性测试、项目有效性的现场测试和满意度测试。 根据我们自己的知识和与教育工作者和研究人员的广泛讨论，特别报告将率先使用最先进的技术来加强烟草教育。 如果这样一个计划证明在减少危险行为和使用烟草的意图比传统的教育方法有效，学校管理人员和健康教育工作者可能会认为这是一个理想的和成本效益的方式提供教育和预防信息，以初中和初中学生。 拟定商业应用： 该项目的商业影响非常有希望。 目前有1200万学生 在特别报告的目标年龄范围（初中和初中）[NCES，1999年]。 与此同时，该年龄段的烟草预防问题也成为人们关注的焦点 这是全国性的严重关切，因为青年人最容易在这些活动期间开始吸烟， 青春期早期 随着最近烟草和解的资金，更多的州 试图在这一领域实施计划。 然而，很少有基于实践的有效方案 适合青少年早期使用。 如果我们能得到一小部分 作为客户，收入将是 相当可观

DESCRIPTION: We propose development of an interactive multimedia program, Special Report. The program is designed to be offered as a tobacco risk assessment and educational tool for middle and junior high school students to increase knowledge about the effects of tobacco and personal risks for tobacco use, intention not to use tobacco, and self efficacy for avoiding tobacco use. Designed to be offered in a single 50 minute session, Special Report will consist of: 1) a basic tobacco knowledge test and interactive risk assessment; 2) media literacy awareness exercises; 3) education about the short- and long-term physiological and psychological effects of tobacco use, including the progression to addiction; and 4) skill building activities to prevent the use of tobacco. Phase I addressed development of a structure and prototype for this program using the input of early adolescents, parents, physicians and other experts in the area of tobacco education and prevention. All specific aims were accomplished, producing a technical design, working demo CD-ROM, and an outline of a supplemental facilitator manual, Phase II will involve production of a fully operational Special Report CD-ROM, usability testing, a field test of the effectiveness of the program, and satisfaction testing. Based on our own knowledge and extensive discussions with educators and researchers, Special Report will be pioneering in its use of state-of-the-art technology for enhancing tobacco education. If such a program demonstrated effectiveness in reducing risk behaviors and intent to use tobacco over traditional education approaches, school administrators and health educators would likely view it as a desirable and cost-effective way to offer education and prevention information to middle and junior high school students. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The commercial impact of this project is very promising. There are currently 12 million students in the target age range (middle and junior high school) for Special Report [NCES, 1999]. Simultaneously, the issue of tobacco prevention in this age group has become a focus of intense national concern, since youth are most vulnerable to initiating tobacco use during these early adolescent years. With funds from the recent tobacco settlement, more states are attempting to implement programs in this area. Yet, few empirically-based, effective programs geared toward early adolescents are available. If we were able to obtain only a small fraction of the middle and junior high schools in this country as customers, the revenues would be substantial.