Deaf Sign Language Users' Experiences in Seeking Health Information

 描述（由申请人提供）：NCI的健康信息全国趋势调查严重依赖英语，这对使用美国手语（ASL）的聋人患者来说存在严重的语言障碍。以美国手语和英语编写的、对无障碍技术和服务的用户有效的“听力因特网测试”的可用性，将为理解聋人为与健康有关的目的使用互联网的趋势提供重要的见解，并改进健康传播模式，从而改善得不到充分服务的聋人的个人和公共健康。该研究计划建立在Kushalnagar博士先前对聋人健康沟通和生活质量结果的研究基础上。拟议的研究计划包括一个发展部分（翻译）和一个研究部分（健康信息）。具体目标包括（1）翻译和实施美国手语的HINTS调查和（2）描述聋人亚组使用互联网获取癌症健康信息的趋势。 该研究将由一个研究团队进行，该研究团队包括：一名具有健康沟通和DHH人群生活质量结局专业知识的早期职业研究员，一名具有癌症控制和聋人社区外展专业知识的高级研究员，一名生物统计学家和一组聋人/HH本科生研究人员。 这项研究的结果将提供一个更好的了解的趋势，在使用互联网的健康相关的目的，这可能会有所不同聋人亚组。该应用程序的目标与NIDCD 2012-2016年有关改善人类交流成果和减少健康差距的战略一致，预期的研究结果将支持改进和完善为聋人消费者使用ASL癌症健康视频的健康网站，目标是最大限度地提高与健康相关目的的传播效果。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): NCI's Health Information National Trends Survey is heavily dependent on English, which present serious language barriers to Deaf patients who use American Sign Language (ASL). The availability of HINTS in ASL and English and such that is valid for users of accessible technology and services will provide important insights on understanding the trends in Deaf people's use of the Internet for health-related purposes and improving health communication models that will lead to better personal and public health within the underserved deaf population. The research plan builds on Dr. Kushalnagar's prior research on health communication and quality of life outcomes with Deaf population. The proposed research plan involves a development component (translation) and a research component (health information). Specific aims include (1) translating and implementing HINTS survey in ASL and (2) describing the trends in Deaf sub-groups' use of the Internet for cancer health information. The study will be conducted by a research team that includes: an early career investigator with expertise in health communication and quality of life outcomes in DHH population, a senior investigator with expertise in cancer control and Deaf community outreach, a biostatistician, and a team of Deaf/HH undergraduate student researchers. Results from this study will provide a better understanding of the trends in using the Internet for health-related purposes, which may vary across Deaf sub-groups. The goals of this application are consistent with the NIDCD 2012-2016 strategies related to improving outcomes for human communication and reducing health disparities, and expected findings will support improvement and refinement of health websites that utilize ASL cancer health videos for Deaf consumers, with goals of maximizing effectiveness of dissemination for health-related purposes.