A multimedia program to educate the public about mental and addictive disorders

Epstein, Joel; Sage, L. Mariah; Wedding, Danny

doi:10.3758/bf03204748

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“…Our team has had a long history of developing eHealth interventions including an interactive public education exhibit, continuing education courseware, and smartphone apps [ 20 , 21 ]. These efforts, along with our experience developing video-based interventions for dementia caregivers [ 14 , 15 , 22 ] led to an award from the authors’ university.…”

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The Sandwich Generation Diner: Development of a Web-Based Health Intervention for Intergenerational Caregivers

Steffen¹,

Epstein²,

George³

et al. 2016

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BackgroundWomen are disproportionately likely to assist aging family members; approximately 53 million in the United States are involved with the health care of aging parents, in-laws, or other relatives. The busy schedules of “sandwich generation” women who care for older relatives require accessible and flexible health education, including Web-based approaches.ObjectiveThis paper describes the development and implementation of a Web-based health education intervention, The Sandwich Generation Diner, as a tool for intergenerational caregivers of older adults with physical and cognitive impairments.MethodsWe used Bartholomew’s Intervention Mapping (IM) process to develop our theory-based health education program. Bandura’s (1997) self-efficacy theory provided the overarching theoretical model.ResultsThe Sandwich Generation Diner website features four modules that address specific health care concerns. Our research involves randomly assigning caregiver participants to one of two experimental conditions that are identical in the type of information provided, but vary significantly in the presentation. In addition to structured Web-based assessments, specific website usage data are recorded.ConclusionsThe Sandwich Generation Diner was developed to address some of the informational and self-efficacy needs of intergenerational female caregivers. The next step is to demonstrate that this intervention is: (1) attractive and effective with families assisting older adults, and (2) feasible to embed within routine home health services for older adults.

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The Sandwich Generation Diner: Development of a Web-Based Health Intervention for Intergenerational Caregivers

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Epstein²,

George³

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“…Approximately 3,000 visitors use the program each month. Formal evaluations of the program's ability to convey information indicate that it is an effective teaching tool (Epstein, Sage, and Wedding 1995).…”

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The Doubles

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The Doubles, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is a seven-episode series of media tools designed to teach third and fourth grade students about the science of drug addiction. The program's curriculum is delivered via a set of videos, interactive CD-ROMs, workbooks, or an Internet site. This article examines the process used to develop The Doubles and argues that its success stems from the careful balancing of the needs of the funding agency, state and national curricular guidelines, and the target audience.

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