Gerontechnology Evaluation Framework: Outcome Validation

NCT ID: NCT06146868

Last Updated: 2023-11-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-30

Study Completion Date

2024-06-30

Brief Summary

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The project aims to validate the evaluation indicators applicability of 9 Gerontechnology Evaluation Frameworks. The outcome is the perceived importance of the evaluation indicators described in the 9 Evaluation Frameworks. Participants will be invited to complete a questionnaire indicating the importance of the outcomes.

Detailed Description

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This study is a cross-sectional survey. 165 to 300 participants will be recruited to complete a questionnaire. For each product theme that they are familiar with, they will rate anonymously the perceived importance of the evaluation indicators on a 5-point Likert scale, give reasons for their ratings and suggest revisions.

Participants will be recruited through convenience sampling in 3 subgroups, including (1) members of Gerontechnology Application and Testing Working Group under Gerontechnology Platform, (2) successful applicants of Innovation and Technology Fund for buying gerontechnology products under the 9 themes, and (3) visitors of Gerontech and Innovation Expo. It is expected that 35% participants will be recruited in subgroup 1, 5% in subgroup 2, and 60% in subgroup 3.

Gerontechnology Platform will invite (1) its members of Gerontechnology Application and Testing Working Group, who are the Users, Caregivers, Staff and Suppliers of gerontechnology products, to fill in the questionnaire online. 3 email reminders will be sent to remind them to complete the questionnaire. (2) The list of successful applicants of Innovation and Technology Fund who applied for the product themes covered in the 9 Evaluation Frameworks will be downloaded from the Social Welfare Department website and their Staff will be invited to fill in the questionnaire online. (3) In Gerontech and Innovation Expo, which is a local exhibition that provides a platform for stakeholders to discuss and collaborate for broader adoption of gerontechnology, research staff will approach all visitors of the Gerontechnology Platform booth. The visitors who fulfil the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be invited to complete the questionnaire.

To ensure the validity of their responses, they will only answer the questionnaire items of the themes they have known, have used, or are most interested. For each product theme that they are familiar with, they will rate anonymously the perceived importance of the evaluation indicators on a 5-point Likert scale, give reasons for their ratings and suggest revisions. Their voluntary written consent will be sought before they complete the questionnaire. Each questionnaire will take around 5 - 10 minutes.

Conditions

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Technology

Keywords

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Gerontechnology Outcome indicators

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Staff

A cross-sectional survey will be conducted.

Doing questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will provide their opinions in a questionnaire

User

A cross-sectional survey will be conducted.

Doing questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will provide their opinions in a questionnaire

Caregiver

A cross-sectional survey will be conducted.

Doing questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will provide their opinions in a questionnaire

Supplier

A cross-sectional survey will be conducted.

Doing questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will provide their opinions in a questionnaire

Interventions

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Doing questionnaire

Participants will provide their opinions in a questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* People in one of these categories: Working or has worked in a social service setting for the elderly or person with disability (Staff), an elderly aged 60 or above (User), a person with physical or disability (User), an informal caregiver for an elderly or a person with disability (Caregiver), or belonging to a company/or that has developed or retailed gerontechnology products (Supplier)

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to read or write in Chinese
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Gerontechnology Platform, The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Derek Yee-Tak Cheung

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Central Contacts

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Yee Tak Cheung, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 3917 6652

Email: [email protected]

References

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Shi C, Wong GHY, Choy JCP, Wong KKY, Lum TYS, Yu DSF. Are we on the same page? Multiple stakeholders and service users priorities for dementia care and policy: A Delphi study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2022 Sep;133:104300. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104300. Epub 2022 May 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35751948 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Gerontechnology Outcome

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id