Multimedia Support for Couples in Infertility Treatment

描述(由申请人提供)：我们建议开发一个名为探索不孕不育的光盘支持计划：一个针对夫妇和个人的互动支持计划，旨在为人们提供信息和支持，同时寻求不孕不育的咨询和治疗。探索不孕症的目标是帮助减少预期的痛苦，促进适应性应对和适当的自我护理，并使夫妇能够成为其不孕不育治疗的知情伙伴。以交互式CD-ROM格式介绍该方案的目的是克服当地获得支助服务的机会有限和时间要求有限的障碍，这是不孕不育治疗的一个重大问题。它将被设计为一个自定进度的计划，在交付方面具有灵活性，并对消费者素养敏感。个人和夫妇可以按照自己的节奏访问这些信息，最大限度地保护隐私，最大限度地减少时间压力。它的设计将允许用户：(1)接收关于心理社会问题的个人反馈，(2)根据他们的意愿获取或获取或获取尽可能少的信息，以及(3)根据需要返回以获取更多信息或加强学习。第二阶段将需要制作该计划的完整版本，进行临床试验以测试该计划的有效性和安全性，并评估最终用户的满意度。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose the development of a CD-ROM support program called Exploring Infertility: An Interactive Support Program for Couples and Individuals which is intended to provide people with information and support while seeking infertility consultation and treatment. The goal of Exploring Infertility is to help reduce anticipatory distress, facilitate adaptive coping and appropriate self-care, and empower couples to become informed partners in their infertility treatment. Presentation of the program in an interactive CD-ROM format seeks to overcome barriers of limited local access to support services and time demands that are a significant problem with infertility treatment. It will be designed as a self-paced program, with flexibility in delivery and sensitivity to consumer literacy. Individuals and couples can access this information at their own pace, maximizing privacy and minimizing time pressure. It will be designed to allow users to: (1) receive personal feedback around psychosocial concerns, (2) access as much or as little information as they wish, and (3) return for further information or reinforce learning as needed. Phase II will entail production of a completed version of the program, a clinical trial to test the efficacy and safety of the program, and an evaluation of end-user satisfaction.