246984 Evaluation of Health Information Technology (HIT) software: Efficacy in capturing valued outcomes and behavioral data for Individualized Service Plans among the Asian-American developmentally disabled population

Monday, October 31, 2011

Giuseppe Sottile, MBA, PhD , Research Group, General Human Outreach in the Community, Inc., Kew Gardens, NY
Jaime Anno, MPH , Research Group, General Human Outreach in the Community, Inc., Kew Gardens, NY
Chontelai Patterson-Mendie, MS , Research Group, General Human Outreach in the Community, Inc., Kew Gardens, NY
Henrietta Ho-Asjoe, MPS , Research Group, General Human Outreach in the Community, Inc., Kew Gardens, NY
Background: There is little research on developing health information technologies to increase the quality of life in Asian Americans with developmental disabilities. We aim to bridge that gap by developing behavioral data collection software, thus increasing staff time with the individuals we serve, and improving accurate culturally- and linguistically-relevant data reporting.

Objectives: 1) Evaluate a health information technology software program by measuring time spent working with data. 2) Describe staff satisfaction with software. 3) Increase data collection accuracy. 4) Evaluate video-modeling feasibility in an environment with language-barriers. 5) Evaluate an automated system to learn functional English.

Methods: This is a pilot study of 3 Chinese-Americans and 1 Korean-American living within Individual Residential Alternative (IRA) housing. The study will use a mixed methods design, in which quantitative data is time spent collecting, analyzing, and collating data; qualitative data will be one-on-one interviews regarding staff satisfaction with the software. We will collect 6 months of data from both the software and paper processes to compare any differences regarding time needed for data collection and staff satisfaction. We justify our small sample size by the availability of 24-hour a day data collection.

Results: This study will: 1) Provide accurate behavioral outcome data, 2) Standardize measurement of outcomes, and 3) Contribute to the body of research related to Asian Americans and Persons with developmental disabilities, of which there is currently very little.

Discussion: The HIT program can be used as a model for other organizations providing culturally relevant services to persons with developmental disabilities.

Learning Areas:
Diversity and culture

Learning Objectives:
1) Evaluate a health information technology program tailored to the needs of methodologies associated with culturally-relevant valued outcomes in Asian Americans with developmental disabilities, 2) Increase accuracy and consistency in data collection by direct care staff, and 3) Assess staff satisfaction with new program.

Keywords: Asian Americans, Disability

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because I oversee the psychological and behavioral programs for our consumers.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

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.

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