COMPUTER-ASSISTED CHOLESTEROL REDUCTION PROGRAM

描述：(摘自申请者的摘要)大多数美国人 胆固醇水平升高。最近的ATP-NCEP指南表明，这些 应该为个人提供饮食干预，以减少他们的 胆固醇降到更理想的水平。自助程序是一种方法 一亿胆固醇水平升高的美国人可能能够 以降低他们的水平。重要的是，医生发起了自助计划 可能是公共卫生能够接触到这些人的唯一途径 努力。 健康创新公司提议开发一种降低胆固醇的计划， 它的主要特点是一台小型、手持、完全专用的计算机。 计算机将依赖于现有的营养学治疗概念， 运动和行为矫正干预以构建治疗方案 程序。该计划将根据饮食为每个用户量身定制 和活动习惯，血液化学值，健身措施和 该计划的后续进展。 计算机程序将经历一系列开发活动和 现场试验，随后对29名高胆固醇血症患者进行测试。 本提案还描述了伴随阅读疗法的发展。 支持材料。本提案的总体目标是 开发一种可以在第二阶段疗效试验中测试的计算机监视器。

DESCRIPTION: (From The Applicant's Abstract) A majority of Americans have elevated cholesterol levels. Recent ATP-NCEP guidelines suggest that these individuals should be provided with a dietary intervention to reduce their cholesterol to more desirable levels. Self-help procedures are one way that the 100 million Americans with elevated cholesterol levels may be able to lower their levels. Importantly, physician initiated self-help programs may be the only way that these individuals can be reached by public health efforts. Health Innovations proposes to develop a cholesterol reduction program that has as its primary feature a small, hand-held, fully dedicated computer. The computer will rely on extant treatment concepts from nutrition, exercise and behavior modification interventions to structure a treatment program. The program will be individualized for each user based on eating and activity habits, blood chemistry values, fitness measures and subsequent progress through the program. The computer program will go through a series of development activities and field trials followed by testing with 29 hypercholesterolemic individuals. This proposal also describes the development of accompanying bibliotherapy support materials. The overall objective of the present proposal is to develop a computer monitor that can be tested in a Phase II efficacy trial.