Preventing HIV: Interactive Program for special Ed Youth

描述(由申请人提供)：本项目的总体目标是 创建一个互动计划，旨在预防智力方面的艾滋病毒/艾滋病 残疾(ID)青少年。特别关注的是那些患有 属于“边缘知识分子”范畴的认知局限 “功能正常”(智商范围一般为71-84)、“轻度精神发育迟滞”(智商范围 一般为50-55至70)和“中度精神发育迟滞”(智商范围一般为 35-40至50-55)。患有ID的年轻人经常不了解 艾滋病毒/艾滋病和传播。尽管缺乏信息，但许多青少年 拥有身份证的人性行为活跃，并有可能从事 可能导致艾滋病毒/艾滋病的传播。该项目将开发两个 为青年提供独立的针对性别的艾滋病毒/艾滋病预防方案 初中和高中年龄段的身份证分为三个 智力功能的类别。在每个项目中，决策， 行为技能将使用一个交互式的无文本程序来教授 整合图形、动画和视频组件。直接指令 将采用(DI)方法来促进对以下项目内容的掌握 所有程序用户。该计划将由350人进行评估，其中包括 一项随机临床试验中的智力障碍。 建议的商业应用：不可用

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this project is to create an interactive program designed to prevent HIV/AIDS among intellectually disabled (ID) adolescents. The specific focus is on those adolescents with cognitive limitations that fall into the categories of "borderline intellectual functioning" (IQ range generally 71-84), "mild mental retardation" (IQ range generally 50-55 to 70) and "moderate mental retardation" (IQ range generally 35-40 to 50-55). Young people with ID are frequently ill informed about HIV/AIDS and transmission. Despite this lack of information, many adolescents with IDs are sexually active, and likely to engage in high-risk behaviors that could result in the transmission of HIV/AIDS. This project will develop two stand-alone gender-specific CD-ROM HIV/AIDS prevention programs for youth with IDs at the middle school and high school age levels who fall into three categories of intellectual functioning. Within each program, decision-making, and behavioral skills will be taught using an interactive text-free program incorporating graphics, animation, and video components. Direct Instruction (DI) methodology will be employed to facilitate mastery of program content for all program users. The program will be evaluated by 350 individuals with intellectual disabilities in a randomized clinical trial. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE