Digital Assistant Training Curriculum & Software

数字助理培训课程

基本信息

批准号：
6550148
负责人：
Anthony Alexander Sterns
金额：
$ 25.93万
依托单位：
CREATIVE ACTION, LLC
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2002
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2002-09-01 至 2003-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6550148
关键词：
clinical research computer program /software computer system design /evaluation curriculum functional ability human subject personal computers personal log /diary questionnaires social psychology therapy compliance training

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This research project will create, examine and bridge barriers in training older adults to use a personal digital assistant (PDA). We will apply the training to create and evaluate two applications that involve daily activities, namely a medication reminder program and a social activity questionnaire program. We will examine the medication adherence of older adults while using the PDA application. We wilt examine older adult social networks and activities and explore the PDA's potential impact on older adults quality of life. We will also examine older adults' ability to use standard PDA applications (phone book, calendar, etc.), enhanced applications (medication reminder and survey programs), and communication applications (email). After a 3-month use test, participants will then suggest what new applications would be most useful to enhance their independence. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: Strong market potential exists for the development of training modules and software to facilitate using a personal digital assistant. Currently, the technology is difficult to learn and difficult to use. But personal digital assistant training and software can be designed to be universally easy to use, particularly for older adults, using techniques developed for computers over the last two decades. The personal digital assistant has the promise of becoming an ubiquitous device that can enhance the quality of life for all individuals, young and old, able and disabled.

描述（由申请人提供）：该研究项目将在培训老年人使用个人数字助理（PDA）中创建，检查和桥梁障碍。我们将应用培训来创建和评估涉及日常活动的两个应用程序，即药物提醒计划和社交活动问卷计划。我们将在使用PDA应用时检查老年人的药物依从性。我们枯萎检查老年人社交网络和活动，并探索PDA对老年人生活质量的潜在影响。我们还将研究老年人使用标准PDA应用程序（电话簿，日历等），增强应用程序（药物提醒和调查计划）以及通信应用程序（电子邮件）的能力。经过3个月的使用测试后，参与者将建议哪些新应用程序最有用，以增强其独立性。拟议的商业应用：开发培训模块和软件以促进使用个人数字助理的强大市场潜力。目前，该技术难以学习且难以使用。但是，在过去二十年中，个人数字助理培训和软件可以设计为普遍易于使用，尤其是对于老年人而言，尤其是对于老年人而言。个人数字助理有望成为一种无处不在的设备，可以增强所有年轻人，有能力和残疾的人的生活质量。