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“探索不孕症：夫妻和个人互动支持计划”的光盘支持计划，旨在为寻求不孕症咨询和治疗的人们提供信息和支持。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保健，并使夫妇在不孕症治疗中成为知情的合作伙伴。以交互式CD-ROM格式介绍该方案，旨在克服当地获得支助服务的机会有限和时间要求的障碍，这是不孕症治疗的一个重大问题。它将被设计为一个自定进度的项目，在交付上具有灵活性，并对消费者的素养敏感。个人和夫妻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)接收有关社会心理问题的个人反馈，(2)根据自己的意愿获取尽可能多或尽可能少的信息，以及(3)根据需要返回以获取进一步信息或加强学习。第二阶段将需要制作一个完整版本的程序，进行临床试验以测试程序的有效性和安全性，并评估最终用户满意度。

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.