COMPUTERIZED TOBACCO RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ADOLESCENTS

描述：我们建议开发一个交互式多媒体程序，特别报道。该计划旨在为初中生提供烟草风险评估和教育工具，以增加对烟草的影响和烟草使用的个人风险、不使用烟草的意图和避免烟草使用的自我效能的知识。特别报告将以50分钟的时间进行，内容包括：1)基本烟草知识测试和互动式风险评估；2)媒体素养提高认识活动；3)关于烟草使用的短期和长期生理和心理影响，包括上瘾的教育；4)预防烟草使用的技能培养活动。第一阶段致力于利用早期青少年、父母、医生和烟草教育和预防领域的其他专家的投入，为该方案制定一个结构和原型。所有具体目标都已实现，制作了一份技术设计、工作演示光盘和补充主持人手册大纲，第二阶段将包括制作一份全面运作的特别报告光盘、可用性测试、对方案有效性的实地测试和满意度测试。基于我们自己的知识和与教育工作者和研究人员的广泛讨论，特别报告将率先使用最先进的技术来加强烟草教育。如果这样的计划比传统的教育方法证明了在减少危险行为和使用烟草意图方面的有效性，学校管理人员和健康教育工作者可能会认为这是向初中生提供教育和预防信息的一种可取和具有成本效益的方式。 建议的商业应用： 这个项目的商业影响是非常有希望的。目前有1200万名学生 在特别报告的目标年龄范围(初中和初中)[NCES，1999]。 与此同时，这一年龄段的烟草预防问题已成为 国家高度关注，因为青年最容易在这些时期开始使用烟草 青春期早期。有了最近烟草和解协议的资金，更多的州 试图在这一领域实施计划。然而，很少有基于经验的、有效的计划 专为早期青少年准备的。如果我们只能得到一小部分 在这个国家的初中和初中作为客户，收入将是 相当可观。

DESCRIPTION: We propose development of an interactive multimedia program, Special Report. The program is designed to be offered as a tobacco risk assessment and educational tool for middle and junior high school students to increase knowledge about the effects of tobacco and personal risks for tobacco use, intention not to use tobacco, and self efficacy for avoiding tobacco use. Designed to be offered in a single 50 minute session, Special Report will consist of: 1) a basic tobacco knowledge test and interactive risk assessment; 2) media literacy awareness exercises; 3) education about the short- and long-term physiological and psychological effects of tobacco use, including the progression to addiction; and 4) skill building activities to prevent the use of tobacco. Phase I addressed development of a structure and prototype for this program using the input of early adolescents, parents, physicians and other experts in the area of tobacco education and prevention. All specific aims were accomplished, producing a technical design, working demo CD-ROM, and an outline of a supplemental facilitator manual, Phase II will involve production of a fully operational Special Report CD-ROM, usability testing, a field test of the effectiveness of the program, and satisfaction testing. Based on our own knowledge and extensive discussions with educators and researchers, Special Report will be pioneering in its use of state-of-the-art technology for enhancing tobacco education. If such a program demonstrated effectiveness in reducing risk behaviors and intent to use tobacco over traditional education approaches, school administrators and health educators would likely view it as a desirable and cost-effective way to offer education and prevention information to middle and junior high school students. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The commercial impact of this project is very promising. There are currently 12 million students in the target age range (middle and junior high school) for Special Report [NCES, 1999]. Simultaneously, the issue of tobacco prevention in this age group has become a focus of intense national concern, since youth are most vulnerable to initiating tobacco use during these early adolescent years. With funds from the recent tobacco settlement, more states are attempting to implement programs in this area. Yet, few empirically-based, effective programs geared toward early adolescents are available. If we were able to obtain only a small fraction of the middle and junior high schools in this country as customers, the revenues would be substantial.