Web-Based Fire Safety Training for Board and Care Staff

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议研究的目的是通过开发和分发一个全面和有效的基于网络的培训计划，减少老年人住宿和护理设施中与火灾有关的死亡和受伤的发生率。居住在小型住宅和护理设施中的老年人面临着特别高的火灾伤亡风险。研究表明，缺乏培训是造成这些设施火灾中生命损失的主要因素之一。该项目将为减少火灾伤亡做出重要贡献，为扩大培训机会提供设施。网络技术目前利用不足，尽管它提供了很大的希望和巨大的培训需求存在。基于网络的培训可以减少提供培训的许多现有障碍，允许提供者在自己的设施中完成课程，从州许可机构获得继续教育学分。一个全面的、互动的、基于网络的消防安全培训计划将为护理人员提供预防火灾和在火灾紧急情况下正确反应所需的知识和技能。该计划将包括互动，动画，视频，图形和叙述，以创造一个媒体丰富的学习环境。该项目将通过第一阶段试点测试和第二阶段国家实地测试，衡量基于网络的消防安全培训对董事会和护理业主，运营商和工作人员的知识，态度和做法的短期和长期影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of the proposed research is to reduce the incidence of fire-related deaths and injuries in board and care facilities for the elderly through the development and distribution of a comprehensive and validated web-based training program. Older adults in small residential board and care facilities are at a particularly high risk of fire death and injury. Research has shown that lack of training is one of leading factors contributing to loss of life in fires in these facilities. This project will make important contributions toward reducing fire deaths and injuries by providing facilities with ways to expand training opportunities. Web technology is currently underutilized despite the great promise that it offers and the enormous need for training that exists. Web-based training can reduce many of the existing barriers for delivering training, allowing providers to complete the program at their own facilities to receive continuing education credits from their state licensing agencies. A comprehensive, interactive web-based fire safety training program will give caregivers the knowledge and skills they need to prevent fire and to respond correctly in a fire emergency. The program will include interaction, animation, video, graphics and narration to create a media-rich learning environment. This project will measure the short and long-term effects of web-based fire safety training on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of board and care owners, operators, and staff through Phase I pilot testing and a Phase II national field test.