The purpose of this article is to illustrate strategies used to design and implement a family-centered, participatory action research (PAR) project to meet the asthma information needs identified by ...English-, Hmong-, and Spanish-speaking parents of preschool children with asthma enrolled in a multisite, urban Head Start program. PAR is an approach that encourages researchers and those who will benefit from the research (e.g., families and community leaders) to work together in all phases of the project. PAR projects involve two core components: a needs assessment and action plan development. PAR is rooted in the cultural tradition of the participants and builds on strengths and resources in the community. Actively involving family participants and community leaders in community-based PAR projects increases the likelihood of developing interventions and resources that are culturally relevant and address family needs.
THE PURPOSE of the study was to assess the relative effectiveness of print, sign, and pictures in the transfer of reading-related information to children who are deaf. By means of personal computers, ...deaf children were presented CD-ROM-generated stories in four different formats: print only, print plus pictures, print plus sign language, and print plus pictures plus sign. A repeated-measure design was used to analyze participants’ reading comprehension performance. Significant differences were found among the four presentation options. One observed phenomenon was that participants would switch from American Sign Language to Signed English when analyzing text. The study findings suggest that presenting stories on CD-ROM with multiple modes of reading cues, such as print, pictures, and sign language, may be an enjoyable and interesting supplement to standard reading practices.
Increasing numbers of children with burns from diverse geographic locations in the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America are treated at a specialty children's burn hospital in the ...Southwest. Patients and families from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds arrive at all hours of the day and evening, seven days a week. The diversity of the population arriving at the burn intensive care unit (BICU) coupled with the enormous stress that many families experience drove the need for a concise, standardized means of orientation to the hospital setting. The purpose of this study was to evaluate parent knowledge of locations in the hospital and satisfaction with an educational DVD for orientation to the hospital setting. Parents (N = 82) completed satisfaction surveys within 24 to 48 hours of the child's admission. The majority of participants were Spanish-speaking females from Mexico. Participants reported the DVD was beneficial in providing relevant information about the hospital setting and reported high satisfaction.
To develop and test the feasibility of a theory-driven, psychosocial support CD-ROM prototype for couples in infertility treatment.
Focus group meetings with reproductive health experts, ...semistructured interviews with infertility patients, and content analysis of an infertility message board to determine content domains of the CD-ROM. Usability and acceptance testing of prototype CD-ROM based on predetermined feasibility criteria.
Private offices and fertility centers.
Expert panel of 5 reproductive health specialists; interviews with 62 individuals with infertility (35 women, 27 men); feasibility study with 12 patients and 12 experts in reproductive medicine and infertility support.
None.
Product usability/acceptance test.
Participant feedback and content analysis informed the development of a prototype patient education CD-ROM that uses audio, video, interactive tasks, and personalized feedback. Over 80% of participants successfully completed usability tasks, and over 90% rated prototype satisfaction as “good” to “excellent.” Some areas were noted for improvement in navigation and refinement in delivery of instructions. Results strongly indicate an interest in an infertility multimedia support tool.
Multimedia methods may serve as an effective, innovative psychosocial intervention for infertility patients and overcome barriers of limited local access to educational and support services.
The study aimed to develop and evaluate whether a computer-based program for patients with heart failure was user-friendly, could be operated by elderly patients and gave sufficient information about ...heart failure. The program was developed by a multidisciplinary group and designed with large, clear illustrations and buttons. A total of 42 patients aged 51–92 years tested the program and completed afterwards a questionnaire. Three heart failure nurses evaluated how the patients used the program and their attitudes towards the computer. All patients could use the program, despite the fact that only six had used a computer before. The patients were satisfied with the computer-based information and appreciated that the program was interactive, flexible and contained a self-test. They thought it was a better way of receiving information than reading a booklet or watching a video about heart failure. The nurses reported that the patients were positive towards the computer and seemed to understand the information and that the patient education was less time-consuming, when the patients could seek knowledge on their own.
ABSTRACT
An interactive, virtual‐patient module was produced on compact disc (CD‐ROM) in response to the critical need to increase dental students' clinical exposure to patients with developmental ...disabilities. A content development team consisting of dental faculty members, parents of children with developmental disabilities, an individual with a developmental disability, and educational specialists developed the interactive, virtual‐patient module. The module focused on a young man with congenital deafblindness presenting as a new patient with a painful molar. Students were required to make decisions regarding clinical interactions throughout the module. Differences in both comfort and knowledge level were measured pre‐ and post‐module completion, as well as the dental students' overall satisfaction with the learning experience. Significant results were obtained in students' perceived comfort and knowledge base. Participants reported overall satisfaction using the modules. This study demonstrated that an interactive, multi‐media (CD‐ROM), virtual patient learning module for dental students could be an effective tool in providing students needed clinical exposure to patients with developmental disabilities.
Traditionally teaching nursing students psychomotor skills took place in a laboratory setting; however, recent developments in computer technology have revolutionised how educators can transfer ...knowledge. To meet the need for an efficient and interactive learning experience a software product was required to educate nursing students about health assessment techniques. This paper presents how existing 'old technology' of a video was given new life by embracing new technology, resulting in development of an interactive CD-ROM with supporting WebCT. This innovation reflects a more flexible approach to learning as it is dynamic, portable, self-paced and more convenient for adult learners especially those in remote areas.
Music Publishers' Catalogs Hill, George R.
Notes (Music Library Association),
09/2009, Letnik:
66, Številka:
1
Journal Article
Recenzirano
... included are stock order blanks, agents' catalogs, catalogs of books on music, catalogs of single series, substantial publishers' catalogs of single composers, and rental catalogs. The list also ...includes catalogs published by national music centers and by licensing agencies. Since the list is international in scope, the same body of music may be represented in catalogs issued by more than one publisher or exclusive agent.
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