VIRTUAL DIALOGUE METHOD FOR PATIENT EDUCATION

用于患者教育的虚拟对话方法

• 批准号: 6444477
• 负责人: WILLIAM Glenn HARLESS
• 金额: $ 44.19万
• 依托单位: INTERACTIVE DRAMA, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-07-01 至 2004-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6444477
• 关键词: DVD /CD ROM; breast neoplasms; computer human interaction; computer program /software; computer simulation; computer system design /evaluation; dyadic interaction; educational resource design /development; female; health education; human subject; interactive multimedia; interview; speech recognition

Women's need for basic information about breast cancer, and the constraints on the time that health care providers have to educate their patients about the disease, are issues addressed in this proposal. In Phase I, IDI produced and field tested three voice-activated programs that allow women with and without breast cancer to engage in "face-to- face" virtual dialogues with an oncologist, a nurse practitioner, and a breast cancer survivor. The research findings showed that significant learning gain concerning breast self-exam, risk factors, risk reduction, early detection, diagnostic procedures, and treatment occurred with this method, Also, subjects reported increased feelings of confidence regarding their ability to communicate with health professionals and distinct feelings of emotional support from their virtual dialogues. In Phase II, IDI will enhance and expand the Patient Education on Breast Cancer Series and specifically evaluate the capability of the virtual dialogue method to enhance communication between patients and health care providers. Five additional programs will be developed to include additional breast cancer experts and survivor perspectives. The programs will be field tested at the Lombardi Cancer Center of Georgetown University and on three campuses of George Mason University by female subjects of diverse ages, ethnicity, and socioeconomic backgrounds. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: This unique product will be made available to breast health clinics, women's health centers, hospitals, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PPOs), private practices, and community clinics.

妇女对有关乳腺癌的基本信息的需要，以及卫生保健提供者对病人进行有关这种疾病的教育的时间限制，都是该提案所处理的问题。在第一阶段，IDI制作并现场测试了三个语音激活程序，允许患有和没有乳腺癌的妇女与肿瘤学家、护士和乳腺癌幸存者进行“面对面”的虚拟对话。研究结果表明，这种方法在乳房自我检查，风险因素，风险降低，早期发现，诊断程序和治疗方面取得了显着的学习成果，此外，受试者报告说，他们与健康专业人员沟通的能力增加了信心，并从他们的虚拟对话中获得了明显的情感支持。在第二阶段，IDI将加强和扩大乳腺癌患者教育系列，并专门评估虚拟对话方法的能力，以加强患者和医疗保健提供者之间的沟通。另外五个项目将包括更多的乳腺癌专家和幸存者的观点。这些项目将在乔治敦大学隆巴迪癌症中心和乔治梅森大学的三个校区进行实地测试，测试对象是不同年龄、种族和社会经济背景的女性。拟定商业应用：这种独特的产品将提供给乳房健康诊所，妇女健康中心，医院，健康维护组织（HMO），首选提供者组织（PPO），私人诊所和社区诊所。