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 创建一个互动的计划，旨在防止艾滋病毒/艾滋病之间的智力 残疾青少年（ID）具体重点是那些青少年， 属于“边缘智力”范畴的认知局限性 功能”（智商范围一般为71-84）、“轻度智力迟钝”（智商范围 一般为50-55至70）和“中度智力迟钝”（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，许多青少年 有身份证的人性活跃，可能会从事高风险行为， 可能导致艾滋病毒/艾滋病的传播。该项目将开发两个 针对不同性别的艾滋病毒/艾滋病预防方案光盘， 初中和高中年龄段的ID分为三个 智力功能的分类。在每个项目中，决策， 和行为技能将通过一个互动的无文本程序来教授， 包括图形、动画和视频组件。直接指导 (DI)将采用一种方法，以促进掌握计划内容， 所有程序用户该计划将由350名个人进行评估， 智力残疾的随机临床试验。 拟议商业应用：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