A New Tool Applies Research to Assisted Living Design

一种新工具将研究应用于辅助生活设计

• 批准号: 7156672
• 负责人: Susan D Rodiek
• 金额: $ 38.42万
• 依托单位: ARKITEX STUDIO, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7156672
• 关键词: DVD /CD ROM; behavioral /social science research tag; building /facility design /renovation; clinical research; educational resource design /development; environment; environmental health; exercise; extended care; focus groups; frail elderly; functional ability; home for elderly; human ecology; human subject; interactive multimedia; psychological aspect of aging; quality of life; recreation; residential care facility; retirement; transportation /recreation safety

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The built environment can promote health by meeting the behavioral needs of residents in long-term care settings. Spending even moderate amounts of time outdoors can potentially benefit mental and physical health by increasing activity levels and providing contact with natural environments. Assisted living residents are known to value outdoor access and perceive health benefits, but are frequently discouraged from going outdoors by the design of outdoor areas and transition zones. With little or no increase in cost, the provider industry could design more successful outdoor access by applying environment-behavior principles, but the available information is not formatted in a way that is easily applied to facility design. This Phase II SBIR project will create an interactive multimedia educational series to convey these principles to key decision makers in the assisted living industry, in a way that is easily understood and applied by developers, owner operators, architects, and planning officials. In Phase I, a prototype was developed to test the feasibility of this approach, as a sample CD-based program that was subsequently evaluated by industry professionals as being worth developing further into the final product in Phase II. For Phase II, the Specific Aims will be: Aim 1) Develop the subject matter for the complete series, based on translational research and post-occupancy evaluations conducted to integrate existing research; Aim 2) Create the visual, verbal, interactive, and instructional components that comprise the educational experience, incorporating improvements learned in Phase I; and Aim 3) Produce a final comprehensive version of the CD-based multimedia series, using interactive learning concepts to address the diverse skill sets of a broad target audience, with a user-friendly interface that combines information with activities and challenges. While Phase I developed a prototype format and preliminary subject matter for one learning module, Phase II will refine the format, conduct further research to confirm the primary behavioral principles, and create a comprehensive set of learning modules. The research conducted in Phase II will be useful to both researchers and designers in the field of evidence based therapeutic design. Phase III will develop and market the product in collaboration with an established educational publisher, using distribution networks within the long-term care and healthcare design industries, from contacts that have been established during the Phase I evaluation process. Facilities applying the product will gain a competitive edge by better meeting the needs of residents. Because this innovative learning tool will be marketed aggressively and is highly application-oriented, it is expected to have a significant impact on future design of outdoor access at assisted living facilities.

描述（由申请人提供）：建筑环境可以通过满足长期护理环境中居民的行为需求来促进健康。即使是在户外度过适量的时间，也可以通过增加活动水平和与自然环境的接触，潜在地有益于身心健康。众所周知，辅助生活居民重视户外活动并认为健康益处，但由于室外区域和过渡区域的设计，他们往往不愿外出。在成本很少或没有增加的情况下，供应商行业可以通过应用环境行为原则来设计更成功的室外通道，但现有信息的格式不能很容易地应用于设施设计。第二期SBIR项目将创建一个交互式多媒体教育系列，以一种易于理解和应用的方式，将这些原则传达给辅助生活行业的关键决策者，业主运营商，建筑师和规划官员。在第一阶段，开发了一个原型来测试这种方法的可行性，作为一个基于cd的样本程序，随后由行业专业人士评估为值得在第二阶段进一步开发最终产品。对于第二阶段，具体目标将是：目标1)根据转化研究和使用后评估来整合现有研究，为完整系列开发主题；目标2)创造视觉、语言、互动和教学组成部分，包括教育经验，结合第一阶段学到的改进；目标3)制作基于cd的多媒体系列的最终综合版本，使用交互式学习概念来解决广泛目标受众的不同技能集，并使用用户友好的界面将信息与活动和挑战结合起来。第一阶段为一个学习模块开发了原型格式和初步主题，第二阶段将细化格式，进行进一步研究以确定主要的行为原则，并创建一套全面的学习模块。在II期进行的研究将对基于证据的治疗设计领域的研究人员和设计人员都有用。第三阶段将与成熟的教育出版商合作开发和销售产品，利用长期护理和医疗保健设计行业的分销网络，利用在第一阶段评估过程中建立的联系。使用该产品的设施可以更好地满足居民的需求，从而获得竞争优势。由于这种创新的学习工具将积极推广，并具有高度的应用导向，预计将对未来辅助生活设施户外通道的设计产生重大影响。