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Wearable Monitoring Device in Daily Lives of Community-dwelling Older Adults

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Device Ineffective
Interventions
Device: Live With Wearable Monitoring Device program
Registration Number
NCT05269303
Lead Sponsor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Brief Summary

The aim is to implement an intervention program to promote the continued use of Wearable Monitoring Devices among older adults through a peer support approach facilitating the incorporation of Wearable Monitoring Devices in daily life.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria
  • aged 60 or above
  • own a smartphone
  • able to communicate in Cantonese or Mandarin
  • able to access the Internet at home or elsewhere
Exclusion Criteria
  • have a confirmed diagnosis of cognitive impairment
  • bed-bound
  • currently own a wearable monitoring device
  • have already engaged in other wearable device studies

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention groupLive With Wearable Monitoring Device programParticipants will receive a 3-month Live With Wearable Monitoring Device program.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The change of use intention of wearable monitoring deviceData collection will be conducted at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time points

It will be measured using a 4-item, 5-point Likert scale adopted from Bhattacherjee (2001) and Windasari et al. (2021). The five-point scale ranges from 1 = not at all satisfied to 5 = very certain, with higher scores representing a higher chance of continuing to use the WMD.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The change of health service utilization among baseline (T0) and at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time pointsbaseline (T0) and at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time points

ealth service utilization includes the number of attendances at a general practitioner's office, emergency department, hospital, and general out-patient clinic. The data will be reported by the participants and confirmed with medical and attendance certificates

The change of adherence rate of wearing wearable monitoring deviceData collection will be conducted at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time points

It will be measured by checking in our database the number of days that participants wore their device, and the average amount of time worn per day. Longer time worn represents better adherence rate

The change in quality of life among baseline (T0) and at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time pointsbaseline (T0) and at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time points

Quality of life will be measured using the Hong Kong version of the EuroQol 5-dimension scale. The EQ-5D-5L is comprised of five dimensions, namely, mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain or discomfort, and anxiety or depression. The utility score ranges from 0 to 1, with higher means better quality of life

Recruitment ratebaseline pre-intervention

The recruitment rate will be calculated by dividing the number of participants who are recruited and randomized, by the number of eligible participants.

Incidence of reports of adverse events6-month (T3) time points

the incidence of reports of adverse events will be recorded by a staff member assigned to each of the community centres and a nurse

Incidence of reports of technical difficulties6-month (T3) time points

Incidence of reports of technical difficulties will be recorded by a staff member assigned to each of the community centres and a nurse

Attrition rate6-month (T3) time points

The attrition rate refers to the number of participants who withdraw from the study or who are lost to follow up.

The change of perceived usability of the wearable monitoring device before and after the programbaseline pre-intervention, 6-month (T3) time points

The participants will be required to complete a questionnaire that measures their attitude towards using the WMD; the perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and self-efficacy of using the device; and their level of anxiety about using the device. The questionnaire was drawn up by Chen and Chan (2014). This 10-point Likert scale ranges from 1 (strongly disagree) to 10 (strongly agree), with higher marks indicating a better outcome, with the exception of the item on anxiety levels, where higher marks represent a higher level of anxiety in using the WMD.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Siu Sai Wan

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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