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Training Program and Mobile Health Message on Promoting Family Holistic Health

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Quality of Life
Physical Activity
Health Behavior
Interventions
Behavioral: Holistic Health Training with healthy diet messages
Behavioral: Holistic health training and physical exercise messages
Registration Number
NCT02645500
Lead Sponsor
The University of Hong Kong
Brief Summary

In this study, the investigators would use the training workshops as a capacity build method to deliver the holistic health knowledge for the trainers and ambassadors implementing and assisting the community-based programs for the public. The investigators hypothesize that the training workshops and mobile health messages would promote the health awareness and the health of the participants. The investigators would expect the participants influence the health behavior and attitude of their family members.

Detailed Description

Holistic health is an integration and interaction of physical and psychosocial health. Positive psychology is a science of happiness, which focuses on positive emotions and personal strengths. It is used as a preventive and complementary medicine, which also is crucial component in family holistic health (happiness, harmony and health). Healthy diet can help to achieve energy balance and healthy weights. Sufficient daily consumption of fruit and vegetables, as well as limitation on the intake of sugar, salt and fat could prevent major diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers. Physical activity is believed to contribute to physical and mental health, as well as social well-being. However, physical inactivity was found to be a local and worldwide issue. and most Hong Kong people are having sedentary lifestyle. Studies show that the increase of physical activity and healthy diet reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and improve cardio-pulmonary functions; whereas sedentary behaviors increase the risk.

The Project team will schedule the training workshops for the trainers and ambassadors implementing and assisting community-based programs for the public. The investigators hypothesize that the training workshops and mobile health messages would promote the health awareness and the health of the participants. The investigators hypothesize that the training workshops promote the participants' knowledge and enhance the participants' behaviors related to family holistic health, such as positive psychology, physical activity and healthy diet. The investigators would expect the participants influence the health attitude of their family members.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
240
Inclusion Criteria
  • Chinese speaking
  • able to complete study questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria
  • not fit the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Healthy diet messageHolistic Health Training with healthy diet messagesParticipants will receive training on healthy living style focusing on positive psychology, physical activity and healthy diet, and health messages related to healthy diet . The training workshop include one core session and one booster session at one month. Daily messages in relation to healthy diet will be sent to the participants.
Physical activity messageHolistic health training and physical exercise messagesParticipants will receive training on healthy living style focusing on positive psychology, physical activity and healthy diet, and health messages related to physical activity. The training workshop include one core session and one booster session at one month. Daily messages in relation to physical activity will be sent to the participants.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in knowledge in relation to physical activityBaseline and one month

Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in quality of lifeBaseline, one month and three months

Change in quality of life will be assessed by SF12 v2 health survey (a visual analogue scale)

Change in family well-beingBaseline, one month and three months

Change in family well-being will be assessed by family well-being scale (a visual analogue scale)

Change in health behavior of performing physical activity with family membersBaseline, one month, three months

Change in health behavior of performing physical activity with family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Satisfaction towards training programimmediately after core session, immediately after one-month booster session

Satisfaction towards training session will be assessed by a program evaluation outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)

Change in knowledge in relation to physical activityBaseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months

Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Change in attitude on performing physical activityBaseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months

Change in attitude on performing physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Change in health behaviour in relation to physical activityBaseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months

Change in health behaviour on performing physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Change in personal happinessBaseline, one month and three months

Change in subjective happiness will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)

Change in personal healthBaseline, one month and three months

Change in personal health will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation of physical activityBaseline, one month, three months

Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation of healthy dietBaseline, one month, three months

Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation to healthy diet will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)

Change in behavior to appraise family membersBaseline, one month, three months

Change in behavior to appraise family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)

Change in physical fitnessBaseline, one month

Physical fitness will be assessed by simple physical tests. Handgrip strength will be assessed through handgrip dynamometers (measuring unit: kg) .

Change in health behavior of taking healthy diet with family membersBaseline, one month, three months

Change in health behavior of taking healthy diet with family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Boys' and girls' association of Hong Kong

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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