Longitudinal Effectiveness of HEART Smartphone- Based Videoconferencing Program in Enhancing Residents and Family'Health
- Conditions
- CommunicationHealth Behavior
- Interventions
- Behavioral: a web-based Relationship Teaching(RT)/communication education programsBehavioral: Helper of Emotional Assessment Relationship Teaching (HEART) program
- Registration Number
- NCT06448221
- Lead Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
This study intends to understand the longitudinal effectiveness of the smartphone- based Helper of Emotional Assessment ＆Relationship Teaching (HEART) videoconferencing program in enhancing residents and family health through the employment of a sequential-methods, triangulation research design.
In the phase I lasing 18 months, it will employ: (a) a web-based RT/communication education programs which is develop based on understanding the experience of videoconferencing visit from family in nursing home, and (b) a HEA system which is for real-time face emotion recognition system used in videoconferencing will be developed and tested. In the phase II occupying the second 18 months it will evaluate the longitudinal effects of the HEART program on residents' and family's health change over time (baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months).
Nursing homes in Taiwan will be automated computerized blocked randomly assigned to three groups: (a) An RT group, which receives the RT program and uses 3 months' smartphone-based videoconferencing without the HEA system, (b) A HEART group, which receives the RT program and uses 3 months smartphone-based videoconferencing along with the HEA system, and(c) A control group, which has only smartphone-based videoconferencing visits.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 140
- residents were aged equal or higher than 60 years, resident's family were aged equal or higher than 20 years.
- both residents and family could communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese
- both residents and family have no serious hearing problems
- residents has a MMSE score equal or higher than 16 for residents with no formal education or higher than 24 for residents with at least a primary school education
- both residents and family agree to participate,
- family is the significant member of residents, such as caregivers.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description RT group a web-based Relationship Teaching(RT)/communication education programs receives the RT program and uses 3 months' smartphone-based videoconferencing without the HEA system HEART group Helper of Emotional Assessment Relationship Teaching (HEART) program receives the RT program and uses 3 months smartphone-based videoconferencing along with the HEA system
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method family's communication knowledge baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months on-line test (questionnaire scored from 0 through to 100. Higher scores mean better outcome)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method resident health-Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months scale for depression( scored from 0 through to 15.Scores of 0-4 are considered normal; 5-8 indicate mild depression; 9-11 indicate moderate depression; and 12-15 indicate severe depression.)
resident health-Activity of daily living (ADL) baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months assess individual's ability to perform basic self-care tasks ( (scored from 0 through to 100. higher scores mean more independence)
resident health-heart rate variation (HRV) baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months measurement of the variation in time between each heartbeat
resident health-profile of mood states(POMS) baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months scale for mood states.(scored from 0 through to 232. A lower score describing better mood state)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Catholic Mercy Hospital Attached Nursing Home
🇨🇳Hsinchu, Taiwan