Home-based Psychoeducation for Older Adults With Frailty: A Feasibility Trial
- Conditions
- Well-Being, PsychologicalFrailty
- Interventions
- Other: PsychoeducationOther: Attention control
- Registration Number
- NCT06415617
- Lead Sponsor
- TAO An
- Brief Summary
This study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of home-based psychoeducation in older adults with frailty in the community. The main questions it aims to answer are
1. Are the proposed eligibility criteria for participants and the study process in recruiting and retaining the participants appropriate?
2. Is home-based psychoeducation feasible and acceptable for older adults with frailty in the community?
Participants will receive 12 weekly online group-based sessions at their homes. The content for the experimental group and control group is different:
* Intervention group: psychoeducation
* Control group: physical health education
Participants will receive two home visits for data collection. An individual interview will be conducted with participants in the experimental group to explore their experiences.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
(1) aged 65 years or over; (2) meeting frailty criteria by FRAIL scale (score 3 or above) ; (3) mentally competent screened by The Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT≥6) ; (4) able to speak and understand Cantonese; (5) living at home; (6) having experience using a smartphone (e.g.: sending messages, watching videos)
(1) have a visual or hearing problem or a language barrier that may affect their communication or understanding; (2) being unfit for home-based exercise, as defined by having one point or above at either the 25-item Home Falls and Accidents self-reported screening tool (HOME-FAST), which is a comprehensive tool for identify home hazards for fall (3) are currently practising exercise for at least 150 minutes per week in previous four weeks; (4) are receiving active psychiatric or antidepressant treatment or joining other physical exercises or rehabilitation programmes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Experimental group Psychoeducation Participants will receive 60-minute weekly online group-based psychoeducation sessions for 12 weeks. Control group Attention control Participants will receive 60-minute weekly online group-based physical health sessions for 12 weeks.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Participation rate, self-reported intervention adherence, and attrition rate. 12 weeks post-allocation The feasibility of the study will be measured in terms of participation rate, self-reported intervention adherence, and attrition rate.
Acceptability 12 weeks post-allocation A 5-item satisfaction survey will be conducted by the end of the intervention for participants to rate the intervention in terms of appropriates of the session content, length of each session, overall intervention duration and delivery mode, from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frailty level 12 weeks post-allocation FRAIL scale
Depressive symptoms 12 weeks post-allocation 4-item Geriatric Depression scale
Quality of life 12 weeks post-allocation EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level
Physical functioning 12 weeks post-allocation The Senior Fitness Test: It covers four dimensions, including muscle endurance, balance, flexibility, and tolerance measured by 30-sec arm-curl test, 30-sec chair-stand test, back-scratch test, chair sit-and-reach test, 8-foot up-and-go test, two-min step test.
Instrumental activities of daily living 12 weeks post-allocation Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale
Social support 12 weeks post-allocation 10-item Duke Social Support Index
Activities of daily living 12 weeks post-allocation Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living
Subjective well-being 12 weeks post-allocation The Chinese 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
🇭🇰Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong