Training Workshop for Promoting Family Well-being Through a Community-based "Learning Families" Campaign

NCT02844244 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: UW10-415
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To strengthen family well-being and neighborhood cohesion in Kwun Tong community, a community -based "Learning families" campaign was conducted. As an initial step of this project, the investigators conducted a need assessments before designing and conducting a train-the-trainer workshop.The train-the-trainer workshop aimed to prepare the members of Estate Management Advisory Committees (EMAC) and Mutual Aid Committees (MACs) to implement and assist in conducting a series of community-based family well-being activities for residents in a public housing estate. Focus group interviews (before and one year after training workshop) were conducted to obtain opinion from the members of EMAC and MACs of the public housing estate. Questionnaire assessments were conducted before, immediately after finishing the training workshop, one year after training workshop.

Conditions

Family; Well-being

Keywords

family well-being; positive psychology

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in learning

  Assessed by outcome-based questionnaire

  Baseline, immediately after finishing training workshop "up to 30 min" and one year after training workshop

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Reactions to training content

  Immediately after finishing training workshop "up to 30 min" and one year after training workshop

• Practice of implementing community activities

  Baseline and one year after training workshop

• change the residents' family well-being

  Baseline and one year after training workshop

Study Arms (1)

training group

EXPERIMENTAL

Two two-hour training sessions for the participants. It aimed to train lay resident leaders to be peer health promoters. The peer health promoters were taught either to independently implement or to assist social workers to conduct a series of community-based family well-being activities.

Behavioral: training group

Interventions

training group BEHAVIORAL

The training workshop included two two-hour sessions. It focused on the enhancement of knowledge, attitude, and practice of peer health promoters on implementing community activities for the residents.

training group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Ethnic Chinese older 18 years of age,
• able to read Chinese and speak Cantonese,
• willing to carry out the duties of peer health promoters in the project.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead
• Christian Family Service Centre: collaborator
• The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust: collaborator

Related Publications (5)

• Layne JE, Sampson SE, Mallio CJ, Hibberd PL, Griffith JL, Das SK, Flanagan WJ, Castaneda-Sceppa C. Successful dissemination of a community-based strength training program for older adults by peer and professional leaders: the people exercising program. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Dec;56(12):2323-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02010.x.

  PMID: 19112654 BACKGROUND

• McClelland JW, Irving LM, Mitchell RE, Bearon LB, Webber KH. Extending the reach of nutrition education for older adults: feasibility of a Train-the-Trainer approach in congregate nutrition sites. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2002 Mar-Apr;34 Suppl 1:S48-52. doi: 10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60311-4.

  PMID: 12047829 BACKGROUND

• Forst L, Lacey S, Chen HY, Jimenez R, Bauer S, Skinner S, Alvarado R, Nickels L, Zanoni J, Petrea R, Conroy L. Effectiveness of community health workers for promoting use of safety eyewear by Latino farm workers. Am J Ind Med. 2004 Dec;46(6):607-13. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20103.

  PMID: 15551366 BACKGROUND

• Sin NL, Lyubomirsky S. Enhancing well-being and alleviating depressive symptoms with positive psychology interventions: a practice-friendly meta-analysis. J Clin Psychol. 2009 May;65(5):467-87. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20593.

  PMID: 19301241 BACKGROUND

• Lai AY, Stewart SM, Wan A, Fok H, Lai HYW, Lam TH, Chan SS. Development and evaluation of a training workshop for lay health promoters to implement a community-based intervention program in a public low rent housing estate: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong. PLoS One. 2017 Aug 25;12(8):e0183636. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183636. eCollection 2017.

  PMID: 28841677 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Sensitivity Training Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Psychotherapy, Group; Socioenvironmental Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Tai Hing Lam, MD

  The University of Hong Kong

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 19, 2016
• First Posted: July 26, 2016
• Study Start: December 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2012
• Study Completion: August 1, 2012
• Last Updated: July 26, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share