SBIR-STTR Award

Research has shown behavioral interventions to be effective in reducing stress and mitigating other problems experienced by children and adolescents in medical treatment; however, the information needed to carry out these interventions in other clinical settings is often not available to practitioners. Phase I of this project will involve the development, evaluation, and refinement of an information module designed to (1) stimulate interest in behavioral solutions to problems in pediatric treatment and (2) encourage reproduction of procedures having had proven success. Composed of a videotape and a written component, this initial module will focus on an intervention with children under treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NEW YORK, designed to reduce distress associated with frequent venipuncture. Following completion, the module will be widely marketed to purses, social workers, psychologists, pediatricians, and faculty involved in preservice and inservice education for these groups. Phase II will then involve the development and distribution of information modules on four additional interventions in behavioral pediatrics, such as those being conducted in preparation for medical procedures, obesity and weight control, asthma, and diabetes.National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Research has shown behavioral interventions to be effective in reducing stress and mitigating other problems experienced by children and adolescents undergoing medical treatment. However, the information needed to carry out these interventions in clinical settings is often not accessible to direct care providers. Phase II will develop, evaluate, and refine eight video-based informational modules designed to 1) stimulate interest in behavioral solutions to problem successful. These programs will focus on behavioral research in the ares of AIDS, ambulatory pediatrics, asthma, cancer, diabetes, obesity, pain control, and preparation for surgery. Each module will consist of a videotape & a printed user's guide and will be widely marketed in the US and Canada to nurses, social workers, psychologists, pediatricians, educators, and professional groups interested in issues in children;s health.

Thesaurus Terms:
Child health care (services), child mental health (services), education, health occupations, continuing education, information dissemination, videotapes, behavioral medicine, stress education, audiovisual and other training aids, mental health services, preparation for hospitalization or medical procedures, stress, injuries and diseases as stressors, child health care personnel, child mental health personnel education, teaching, health sciences professions, physicians, mental health personnel, psychologists, mental health personnel, sociologists, nursing, nursing care, pediatric nursing