ELECTRONIC COMMUNITY FOR ALZHEIMERS CAREGIVERS

此阶段1 SBIR的总体目标是设计一个交互式 多媒体先进电讯系统旨在满足 中小学生的医疗、社会和心理需求 阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症(ADRD)患者的照顾者。 这个系统将把ADRD的照顾者、患者、志愿者 顾问/顾问、家庭健康机构、社会服务机构、 医生和医院成为“阿尔茨海默氏症的电子社区” 我们的目标是发展ECAC模式和系统 通过评估患者的生物心理社会需求进行设计， 家庭、暂托照顾者和一线健康提供者通过Focus 团体；2)加强CAMC)之家的“持续医疗” LG&A正在开发的成人慢性病站 在过去的两年里，以满足ADRD照顾者的需求，并3) 制定第二阶段工作的实验研究设计，以 评估ECAC方法对ADRD的结果。ECAC系统将 包括到提供商、对等支持组、 复杂的日记模块，自动医疗会诊系统，以及 广泛的多媒体教学模块和心理诊断 允许提供商检测需要专业人员解决的问题的模块 干预。 建议的商业应用：ECAC的商业潜力是 相当可观。在估计的3个人中达到1%的接受度的目标 100万ADRD照顾者，每月软件许可费为 LG&A将定期更新的25美元/人/月将导致 年收入900万美元，年收入接近100万美元 这可能在五年内实现。

The overall objective of this Phase 1 SBIR is to design an interactive multimedia advanced telecommunications system targeted at meeting the medical, social and psychological needs of primary and secondary caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD) patients. This system will network ADRD caregivers, patients, volunteer advisors/counselors, home health agencies, social service agencies, physicians and hospitals into an "Electronic Community for Alzheimer's Caregivers" (ECAC). Our aims re 1) to develop the ECAC model and system design through evaluation of the biopsychosocial needs of patients, families, respite caregivers and front-line health providers through focus groups; 2) to enhance the "Continuously Available Medical Care" CAMC) home station for chronically ill adults which has been in development by LG&A over past two years to address the needs of ADRD caregivers and 3) to develop an experimental research design for the Phase II effort to evaluate the results of the ECAC approach to ADRD. The ECAC system will include a videoconferencing link to providers, peer support groups, a sophisticated diary module, an automated medical encounter system, an extensive multimedia educational module, and a psychological diagnostic module permitting providers to detect issues which require professional intervention. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The commercial potential for ECAC is substantial. A target of achieving 1% acceptance among estimated 3 million ADRD caregivers at a monthly software license fee of $25/person/month, which would be updated regularly by LG&A, would result in 9 million in annual revenues and close to one million income/year level which may be achieved in five years.