Healthy Living Programme for Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT02904174

Last Updated: 2016-09-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

122 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-12-31

Study Completion Date

2016-06-30

Brief Summary

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Malnutrition, risk of falls and medication incidents are commonly faced by the older adults. This study aimed to provide health education to community-dwelling older adults and to assess the effectiveness of a Healthy Living Program (HLP) to older adults in terms of fall prevention, drug management and healthy eating habits.

Detailed Description

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This was a single group pre-post trial. Participants aged 60 or above were recruited from the community elderly centres. A 6-week HLP, which included one 45 minutes weekly session, was offered to the participants.

122 participants were recruited. This study shows that the 6-week HLP has a potential to improve the physical well-being of the participants, and to increase their knowledge in diet, drug management and fall prevention.

Conditions

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Frail Older Adults

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Healthy Living Programme

6 weeks program, with 45 minutes weekly session over 6 weeks.Week 1 \& 2 focused on healthy eating habits including food pyramid, balanced diet for the elderly, food labels, healthy snacks and healthy eating out. Week 3 \& 4 were about fall prevention, which included risk factors and complications of fall among older adults, preventive measures, strengthening exercises and aerobic dance. Week 5 \& 6 focused on drug management, such as knowledge on commonly used drugs, drug storage, use of analgesics and non-pharmacological pain relief strategies.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Healthy Living Programme

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A 6-week Healthy Living Program (HLP) was developed and implemented for all the participants. There was one 45 minutes weekly session over 6 week. Week 1 \& 2 focused on healthy eating habits including food pyramid, balanced diet for the elderly, food labels, healthy snacks and healthy eating out. Week 3 \& 4 were about fall prevention, which included risk factors and complications of fall among older adults, preventive measures, strengthening exercises and aerobic dance. Week 5 \& 6 focused on drug management, such as knowledge on commonly used drugs, drug storage, use of analgesics and non-pharmacological pain relief strategies. Interactive activities such as games, puzzles and question \& answer session were included in the group education.

Interventions

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Healthy Living Programme

A 6-week Healthy Living Program (HLP) was developed and implemented for all the participants. There was one 45 minutes weekly session over 6 week. Week 1 \& 2 focused on healthy eating habits including food pyramid, balanced diet for the elderly, food labels, healthy snacks and healthy eating out. Week 3 \& 4 were about fall prevention, which included risk factors and complications of fall among older adults, preventive measures, strengthening exercises and aerobic dance. Week 5 \& 6 focused on drug management, such as knowledge on commonly used drugs, drug storage, use of analgesics and non-pharmacological pain relief strategies. Interactive activities such as games, puzzles and question \& answer session were included in the group education.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* able to communicate and understand Cantonese
* \> 1 in frailty score
* members of the Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong

Exclusion Criteria

* nil
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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TSE Mun Yee Mimi

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mimi Mun Yee Tse, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Other Identifiers

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H-ZJJY

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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