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Developing a prototype mobile device/tablet companion application to a social problem-solving program for individuals with intellectual disabilities

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Sarah Ailey, PhD, RN, CDDN, APHN-BC , College of Nursing, Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL
Tanya Friese, DNP(c), RN, CNL , Department of Community, Systems, and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL
Daniel Medlock, MSN (c) , College of Nursing, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL

Problem behaviors (behaviors considered aggressive or challenging), such as destruction of property and threat of or real personal injury, are a major public health issue for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their support systems. Social problem solving (SPS) training programs for individuals with ID have had positive behavioral results, but most were conducted in clinical settings among clinical and forensic populations. We modified a widely used research-based SPS skills program  with the input of individuals with ID and their support staff as a community-based health promotion program and piloted the program among individuals with ID and their staff. The 2002 Surgeon General’s report Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint for Improving the Health of Individuals with Mental Retardation (now called ID) called for evaluating the use of assistive technology and different media for promoting healthy behaviors among individuals with ID and their supports. We report on work to develop a companion mobile/tablet application (app) for the social problem-solving program including 1) the process of adapting the program to app technology, 2) defining the unique needs of individuals with ID in using app technologies, 3) obtaining input from individuals with ID and their supports through cognitive interviews, and 4) evaluating the satisfaction with and use of app technology by individuals with ID and their supports.  The innovation potential of this work lies in using current app technologies to deliver health promotion interventions among individuals with ID and their supports and in potentially improving sustainability by increasing ease of use.

Learning Areas:

Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related nursing

Learning Objectives:
Describe the process of adapting the social problem-solving program to mobile/tablet (app) technology Discuss obtaining input from individuals with intellectual disabilities and their supports about the app through cognitive interviews Discuss evaluating the satisfaction with and use of app technology by individuals with ID and their supports.

Keyword(s): Technology, Health Promotion and Education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I was a primary developer of the Steps to Effective Problem Solving (STEPS) program and principle investigator for the pilot of the program. My research and clinical scholarship is concentrated on health promotion and improving health care services for people with intellectual disabilities.
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes

Name of Organization Clinical/Research Area Type of relationship
High Tide Press Publishing Working with High Tide Press to possibly publish program

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.