Self-Management of Cardiovascular Disease

描述（由申请人提供）：这个项目将为被诊断患有心血管疾病的人提供两盘纪录片风格的录像带、两本小册子和一个互动网络模块，强调自我管理的重要性，并激励他们这样做。第一阶段的结果表明，患有心血管疾病的人认为这些材料是有用的，并且会自己使用这些材料。同样重要的是卫生专业人员的评价结果，他们对材料非常热情，认为内容清晰准确。作为第一阶段研究的结果，一套视频/小册子将针对女性，另一套针对男性。这些视频将展示那些成功自我管理心血管疾病的人的生活，并针对观众对自我管理的期望和他们执行自我管理的自我效能感。这本小册子将概述自我管理的信息和资源。交互式网络模块将被授权给现有的网站，填补了大多数CVD患者网络资源留下的空白——压力管理和抑郁意识。它将允许用户跟踪这些可能对他们的心血管疾病产生深远影响的条件。它还将根据用户的个人资料，提供针对用户需求和兴趣的最新心血管疾病研究信息，并允许通过公告板和聊天形成在线社区。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will provide people diagnosed with cardiovascular disease with a package of two documentary-style videotapes, two booklets, and an interactive web module, that stresses the importance of self-management and to motivate them to do so. The Phase I results showed that people with CVD felt that these materials would be useful and would use the materials themselves. Equally significant were the results from the evaluation with health professionals, who were very enthusiastic about the materials and felt that the content was clear and accurate. As a result of Phase I research, one video/booklet set will target women and the other will target men. The videos will show the lives of people who are successfully self-managing their CVD and will target the viewer's expectancies of self-management and their self-efficacy of performing it. The booklet will outline self-management information and resources. The interactive web module, which will be licensed to existing web sites, fills a gap left by most web resources for people with CVD - management of stress and awareness of depression. It will allow the user to track these conditions that can have a profound effect on their CVD. It will also deliver information about latest CVD research specific to the needs and interests of the user, based on their profile, and allow the formation of an on-line community via bulletin boards and chats. In Phase II, the videotapes, booklets, and web module will be produced from the final creative plans developed from Phase I research. The rough-cuts of the videos, rough drafts of the booklet, and beta version of the web module will be reviewed by our Board of Advisors. After feedback from the advisors is incorporated, the materials will be tested through a number of focus groups. After the final editing and identity production are complete, the materials will be tested using a quasi-experimental control group pretest/posttest design. In Phase III, we will approach service organizations and clinics to distribute the package. Using contacts established in Phase I, and other projects serving the needs of persons with CVD, we have working relationships with many organizations, health care facilities, and pharmaceutical companies who would join in this promotional distribution effort.