Independent Home Life:In-Home Care Products/Services for Mature Adults and Caregi

独立家居生活：针对成熟成年人和护理人员的家庭护理产品/服务

• 批准号: 8196678
• 负责人: MARGARET P CALKINS
• 金额: $ 10.59万
• 依托单位: DEBUTANTE, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2012-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8196678
• 关键词: Address; Adult; Aging; Area; Businesses; Caring; Case Study; Consult; Contractor; Data Collection; Decision Making; Development; Elderly; Environment; Evaluation; Family Caregiver; Focus Groups; Government; Health; Home environment; Internet; Life; Link; Location; Magic; Marketing; Medical; Nature; Occupational Therapist; Occupational Therapy; Online Systems; Persons; Phase; Positioning Attribute; Provider; Recruitment Activity; Reporting; Research; Resources; Safety; Sales; Services; Site; Small Business Innovation Research Grant; Social Development; Social Network; Solid; Specialist; Techniques; Technology; Training; Trust; Universities; age related; commercialization; design; e-commerce; experience; patient home care; practical application; programs; prototype; tool; virtual; web site

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This SBIR Phase I project will develop a web-based resource to support more informed decision-making about purchasing and using in-home assistive care products and services by seniors and family caregivers (mature adults). Mature adults want to stay in their homes, and increasingly, technology is being viewed as one way to support independence and safety. While there is information on technologies and products available on the Internet, valid, reliable and freely accessible (not associated with product sales) information is missing. Most product-related websites are designed to sell products, not to help the consumer find the right product, and know how to evaluate whether it is the most appropriate product for their need. Independent Home Life will provide easy-to-understand information about age-related changes that may also require the use of assistive care products that address these changes. Products on the site will be described in detail, with information on how to install (self or professional installation) and use the products effectively. Further, products will be triple evaluated, by senior environmental experts, by occupational therapists, and by mature adults. This evaluation will give mature adults greater confidence in the quality of the products they are considering purchasing. Beyond product information, the site will provide easily searchable links to other valid and reliable resources, including (but not limited to) local Better Business Bureau offices, Area Agency on Aging Offices, other non-profit and government-supported sites/programs/offices (i.e., state Tech-Act Web sites). We will seek to partner with organizations such as Angie's List or Service Magic Pros and the CAPS (Certified Aging in Place Specialist) program at the National Association of Home Builders that provide information on consumer-rated service providers. The site will incorporate Web 2.0 functionality, enabling user ratings and review as well as virtual room tours to demonstrate practical product use applications within a typical home setting, and social networking, encouraging ongoing sharing of experiences by consumers. The project will begin by seeking target market user-input to identify key features and classes of information desired by mature adults. Debutante will then use that information to develop a prototype of the website, focusing on products and services for bathrooms. Simultaneously, products will be acquired and evaluated by two teams of experts and by mature adults recruited to evaluate the products. Links to evaluated service provider options (in-home care providers and contractors) will also be developed. Once the prototype site is developed and populated, it will be evaluated by mature adults in both in-person focus groups and electronically. A final report will be prepared and the Phase II application and commercialization plan with be developed. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Mature adults want to stay in their homes, and increasingly, technology is being viewed as one way to support independence and safety. Independent Home Life will develop a web-based resource to support more informed decision making about purchasing and using in-home assistive care products and services.

描述（由申请人提供）：SBIR第一阶段项目将开发一个基于网络的资源，以支持老年人和家庭护理人员（成年人）购买和使用家庭辅助护理产品和服务的更明智的决策。成熟的成年人希望呆在家里，越来越多的技术被视为支持独立和安全的一种方式。虽然因特网上有关于技术和产品的信息，但缺少有效、可靠和可自由获取（与产品销售无关）的信息。大多数与产品相关的网站都是为了销售产品而设计的，而不是帮助消费者找到合适的产品，并知道如何评估它是否是最适合他们需要的产品。独立家庭生活将提供易于理解的信息，有关年龄相关的变化，也可能需要使用辅助护理产品，以解决这些变化。网站上的产品将被详细描述，以及如何安装（自行或专业安装）和有效使用产品的信息。此外，产品将由高级环境专家、职业治疗师和成年人进行三重评估。这种评估将使成年人对他们正在考虑购买的产品的质量更有信心。除了产品信息，该网站将提供其他有效和可靠资源的易于搜索的链接，包括（但不限于）当地商业促进局办事处，老龄化办事处地区机构，其他非营利和政府支持的网站/计划/办事处（即，州技术法案网站）。我们将寻求与Angie's List或Service Magic Pros等组织以及全国住宅建筑商协会的CAPS（认证老化专家）计划合作，这些组织提供有关消费者评级服务提供商的信息。该网站将纳入Web 2.0功能，使用户能够进行评级和评论，并提供虚拟房间图尔斯参观，以展示在典型家庭环境中的实际产品使用应用，以及社交网络，鼓励消费者不断分享经验。该项目将开始寻求目标市场的用户输入，以确定成熟的成年人所需的信息的关键特征和类别。然后，Debutante将利用这些信息开发网站的原型，重点是浴室的产品和服务。同时，产品将由两个专家团队和招募来评估产品的成熟成年人进行收购和评估。还将建立与经评估的服务提供者选项（家庭护理提供者和承包商）的链接。一旦原型网站被开发和填充，它将由成熟的成年人在面对面的焦点小组和电子评估。将编写一份最终报告，并制定第二阶段应用和商业化计划。 公共卫生相关性：成熟的成年人希望呆在家里，越来越多的技术被视为支持独立和安全的一种方式。独立家庭生活将开发一个基于网络的资源，以支持在购买和使用家庭辅助护理产品和服务方面做出更明智的决策。