Home-based Psychoeducation for Older Adults With Frailty: A Feasibility Trial

NCT ID: NCT06415617

Last Updated: 2024-05-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 24 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-11-24
• Study Completion Date: 2024-04-09

Brief Summary

This study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of home-based psychoeducation in older adults with frailty in the community. The main questions it aims to answer are

1. Are the proposed eligibility criteria for participants and the study process in recruiting and retaining the participants appropriate?

2. Is home-based psychoeducation feasible and acceptable for 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 two home visits for data collection. An individual interview will be conducted with participants in the experimental group to explore their experiences.

Conditions

Frailty; Well-Being, Psychological

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Experimental group

Participants will receive 60-minute weekly online group-based psychoeducation sessions for 12 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Psychoeducation

Intervention Type: OTHER

The content of psychoeducation is based on "Five Ways of Well-being" which covers "Be active", "Connect", "Take Notice", "Keep learning" and "Giving" . The participants will be engaged in psychoeducation through group discussion, individualised goal setting and reflective exercises.

Control group

Participants will receive 60-minute weekly online group-based physical health sessions for 12 weeks.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Attention control

Intervention Type: OTHER

The content of the sessions mainly focuses on physical health information, such as healthy eating, physical exercise, prevention of falls, and pain management.

Interventions

Psychoeducation

The content of psychoeducation is based on "Five Ways of Well-being" which covers "Be active", "Connect", "Take Notice", "Keep learning" and "Giving" . The participants will be engaged in psychoeducation through group discussion, individualised goal setting and reflective exercises.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Attention control

The content of the sessions mainly focuses on physical health information, such as healthy eating, physical exercise, prevention of falls, and pain management.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

(1) aged 65 years or over; (2) meeting frailty criteria by FRAIL scale (score 3 or above) ; (3) mentally competent screened by The Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT≥6) ; (4) able to speak and understand Cantonese; (5) living at home; (6) having experience using a smartphone (e.g.: sending messages, watching videos)

Exclusion Criteria

(1) have a visual or hearing problem or a language barrier that may affect their communication or understanding; (2) being unfit for home-based exercise, as defined by having one point or above at either the 25-item Home Falls and Accidents self-reported screening tool (HOME-FAST), which is a comprehensive tool for identify home hazards for fall (3) are currently practising exercise for at least 150 minutes per week in previous four weeks; (4) are receiving active psychiatric or antidepressant treatment or joining other physical exercises or rehabilitation programmes

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

TAO An

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

TAO An

Mr

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

Countries

Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

2023.585.p

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id