Given the significant improvements across all measures, this research demonstrates that embodied conversational agent-led decision aids can be used to enhance the capacity for making informed prostate cancer screening decisions among African American men and increase their technology use self-efficacy. One critical limitation of this study is that most men had received prostate cancer screening prior to engaging in our intervention, so the implications of this intervention may be different for men who do not have a history of screening. Additionally, actual engagement in informed decision-making postintervention was not assessed.
Results have implications for school- and community-based mental health services and social and emotional learning and aggression/violence prevention programs for adolescents. Measures of ESE as a component of comprehensive assessments of adolescent mental health, social and emotional learning and aggressive/violent behaviors in fieldwork, research, and program-evaluation efforts should be considered.
Objectives The goal of this research was to determine whether video diary, a qualitative, self-recorded, video-ethnographic method, is feasible for use among older African Americans (AAs) who live alone. The research, which stems from a larger study on aging in place, focuses specifically on the pros and cons of the video diary and provides recommendations for improving the methodology. Methods Twelve participants were engaged in a 90-minute training on how to record videos using tablet computers, seven days of recording video diaries, and one in-person interview. Results While all participants reported being comfortable with using tablet computers to record video diaries, many participants expressed the need for additional training and assistance. In addition, video diaries recorded by participants commonly exhibited issues (e.g. framing, gaze, and audibility) that compromised video quality. Discussion Video diary may be an effective method for collecting information from older African Americans. However, some suggestions for improving this methodology are providing in-depth video diary and additional camera training, establishing multiple points of contact for technical support, and providing male participants with additional practice.
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