Kürzi, An Interactive Media Device and Curriculum Encouraging Healthy Decision Making in Youth

Kürzi，一种互动媒体设备和鼓励青少年做出健康决策的课程

• 批准号: 10255073
• 负责人: Kenneth M Burns
• 金额: $ 24.96万
• 依托单位: AKROSENSE LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-06-05 至 2022-12-04
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10255073
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Summary/Abstract Adults in the United States (U.S.) have the highest rates among industrial nations of chronic disease burden and obesity leading to deaths that could be prevented with healthier lifestyle choices. U.S. adults have a life expectancy of 78.6 years, 2.1 years lower than the average of all other industrial nations, while Non-Hispanic Black Americans have an even shorter life expectancy at 75.3 years. Provider bias against Black and Hispanic patients has been well documented in research contributing to minority patients being less likely to receive adequate treatment. Racial inequalities in healthcare have been proven to contribute to shorter lifespans for minorities in the U.S. Health education needs to be improved for the benefit of all Americans, and the healthcare system must be diversified to better serve all patients equally. To diversify the healthcare system, children should be introduced to possible career paths in adolescence when they are considering career roles. Studies have shown that students from 6th through 8th grade exposed to learning through the use of interactive digital media (IDM) games demonstrate significant gains in knowledge across different races/ethnicities, genders, and learning disabilities. We propose to develop a low-cost standalone device with basic vital sign sensors and interactive games to demonstrate the importance of making healthy decisions in relation to diet and physical activity via the use of an avatar that performs better based on input player vital signs. The avatar-based game, Kürzi, will include doctor visits for the Kürzi creature and events that feature different healthcare professions. The Kürzi device is paired with a tailored curriculum based on the National Health Education Standards for trained teachers to guide students through four different lessons. Eight different middle school classrooms will be evaluated using formative assessment to determine if the Kürzi IDM improves knowledge about healthy decision making and healthcare careers. Additionally, there will be four groups of two classrooms each in a 2 x 2 between-subjects design that will be used to isolate any effect of the Kürzi product from the new curriculum. At the end of the curriculum, teachers will be asked for feedback through open-ended questions related to the curriculum.

摘要/摘要 美国成年人的慢性病负担率是工业化国家中最高的 肥胖导致的死亡可以通过选择更健康的生活方式来预防。美国成年人有自己的生活 预期寿命为 78.6 岁，比所有其他工业国家的平均水平低 2.1 岁，而非西班牙裔 美国黑人的预期寿命更短，为 75.3 岁。提供商对黑人和西班牙裔的偏见 研究中有详细记录，导致少数患者不太可能接受治疗 充分的治疗。事实证明，医疗保健方面的种族不平等会导致人的寿命缩短 美国的少数族裔需要改善健康教育，以造福所有美国人和医疗保健 系统必须多样化，以更好地平等地服务所有患者。为了使医疗保健系统多样化，儿童应该 当他们考虑职业角色时，向他们介绍青春期可能的职业道路。研究有 研究表明，六年级至八年级的学生通过使用交互式数字媒体进行学习 (IDM) 游戏展示了不同种族/民族、性别和学习方面知识的显着增长 残疾。我们建议开发一种具有基本生命体征传感器和交互式功能的低成本独立设备 通过游戏展示做出与饮食和身体活动相关的健康决定的重要性 使用根据输入的玩家生命体征表现更好的化身。基于头像的游戏 Kürzi 将包括 库尔兹生物的医生拜访和以不同医疗保健专业为特色的活动。 Kürzi 装置是 搭配基于国家健康教育标准的定制课程，由经过培训的教师进行指导 学生通过四门不同的课程。将使用以下方法对八个不同的中学教室进行评估 形成性评估，以确定 Kürzi IDM 是否提高了有关健康决策和健康决策的知识 医疗保健职业。此外，将有四组，每组两个教室，每组 2 x 2 科目间 该设计将用于将 Kürzi 产品对新课程的影响隔离开来。结束时 课程，将通过与课程相关的开放式问题要求教师提供反馈。