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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
H. Grady Watts, MA1, Melba L. Williams1, Catherine Harbour, MPH1, Dick R Lui, MPH1, Kimberly L Jeffries, PhD2, and Suzanne M. Randolph, PhD3. (1) State of the Art, Inc., 4455 Connecticut Ave. NW Ste. B-200, Washington, DC 20008, (2) MayaTech Corp., 8737 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (3) Randolph Associates, 9816 Pebble Weigh Ct., Burke, VA 22015
With funding from NIMH, State of the Art developed a video and print resource about mental health and aging for older adults and their caregivers. The resource includes three documentary videos and a notebook. The videotape profiles the lives of older adults and their caregivers as they successfully cope with mental health issues associated with aging. The three videos address the following areas: (1) Aging successfully, (2) Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease, (3) Older Adults and Substance Use and Depression. The goal of the resource is raise awareness about mental health and older adults and model positive coping and preventative behaviors.
This session will outline the qualitative and quantitative methods, which involved the participation of older adults and their caregivers, used develop and evaluate the materials. Topics covered in the session will include message development, participant recruitment, and production considerations. Results from a short-term time series pre/post test evaluation will also presented. There will also be a discussion on the effective uses of media products within existing interventions.
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Keywords: Health Communications, Mental Health
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: State of the Art, Inc.
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.