ABSTRACT
The study Preventing Drug Interactions in Older Adults, is an interdisciplinary project that demonstrates the potential for collaboration between social scientists and designers on experimental communication research. This chapter describes the nature of the collaboration and discusses preliminary findings regarding design for interactive learning materials for older adults. The central question of the study is whether an animated, interactive software program can be effective in helping persons 60 and older to prevent common, harmful drug interactions among prescription medicines, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, and alcohol. The project is funded by the Donaghue Medical Research Foundation.
