CROSSOVER STUDY TO COMPARE TABLET PC AND PAPER SURVEYS

这个子项目是许多利用 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 具体目标和成果 1.确定触摸屏计算机技术是否是在波多黎各人各亚群中进行自我管理问卷调查的可靠方法工具。 2.确定触摸屏计算机技术是否是波多黎各三个独特研究中心自我管理问卷的有效机制。 意义 高危行为（HIV/STD风险）是一个高度敏感的问题，需要不断寻找新的方法来评估和提高自我报告行为的准确性。自我管理的问卷调查和间接提问技术是用来从病人那里得到更多的回答的方法。使用计算机化问卷的研究已被证明比面对面访谈或自我管理的纸质问卷更能成功地获取敏感信息。触摸屏技术（利用计算机）可能被证明是研究人员的宝贵工具特别是在自我管理的调查和问卷方面。本研究是在波多黎各进行的第一项研究，旨在确定触摸屏技术与笔和纸相比在不同队列中的准确性和有效性。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Specific Aims and Results 1. Determine whether touch-screen computer technology is a reliable methodological tool for a self-administered questionnaire in various sub-populations of Puerto Ricans. 2. Determine whether touch-screen computer technology is an efficient mechanism for self-administered questionnaires at three unique sites in Puerto Rico. Significance High risk behavior (risk HIV/STDs) is a highly sensitive issue and requires the continual search for new means to both assess and improve the accuracy of self-reported behavior. Self-administered questionnaires and indirect questioning techniques are methods used to elicit more responses from patients. Studies that have used computerized questionnaires have been shown to be more successful in eliciting sensitive information than have been face-to-face interviews or self-administered paper questionnaires. Touchscreen technology (utilizing computers) may prove to be an invaluable tool for researchersspecifically in terms of self-administered surveys and questionnaires. This study is the first study to be conducted in Puerto Rico to determine the accuracy and effectiveness of touchscreen technology compared to pen and paper in various cohorts.