Home-based Psychoeducation for Older Adults With Frailty: A Randomised Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Well-Being, PsychologicalFrailty
- Interventions
- Other: PsychoeducationOther: Attention control
- Registration Number
- NCT06415604
- Lead Sponsor
- TAO An
- Brief Summary
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of a 12-week home-based telerehabilitation programme on improving subjective well-being among community-dwelling older people with frailty.
The main question it aims to answer is
- Could home-based psychoeducation significantly enhance subjective well-being in 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 three home visits for data collection. Some of participants in experimental group will receive interview for process evaluation.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 138
(1) Aged 65 or older; (2) Identified as frail by the FRAIL scale (score ≥3); (3) Mentally competent as determined by the Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT ≥6); (4) Able to speak and understand Cantonese; (5) Living at home; (6) Experienced in using a smartphone (e.g., sending messages, watching videos).
(1) Have visual or hearing impairments or language barriers that may impact communication or understanding; (2) Unfit for home-based exercise, as indicated by a score of 1 or higher on the 25-item HOME-FAST, a tool for identifying home fall hazards; (3) Currently engaging in exercise for at least 150 minutes per week over the past four weeks; (4) Undergoing active psychiatric or antidepressant treatment or participating in other physical exercise or rehabilitation programs.
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 Subjective well-being baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation The Chinese 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Activities of daily living baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living
Frailty level baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation FRAIL scale
Physical functioning baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 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
Social support baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation 10-item Duke Social Support Index
Quality of life baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level
Instrumental activities of daily living baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale
Depressive symptoms baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation 4-item Geriatric Depression scale
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
🇭🇰Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong