Healthy Living Programme for Older Adults

NCT02904174 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H-ZJJY
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 122
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Frail Older Adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in subjective happiness level

  Measured by Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), which consisted of 4 statements answered on a 7-point Likert scale. Scores for each statement range from 1 to 7 and the scores from the four statements were added, thus the possible range of scores on the SHS is 4 to 28. Higher scores reflect higher levels of subjective happiness.

  Baseline, Week 6

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Change in frailty status

  Baseline, Week 6

• Change in pain intensity

  Baseline, Week 6

• Change in Generalized pain self-efficacy beliefs

  Baseline, Week 6

• Change in functional mobility

  Baseline, Week 6

• Change in hand grip strength

  Baseline, Week 6

Study Arms (1)

Healthy Living Programme

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Behavioral: Healthy Living Programme

Interventions

Healthy Living Programme 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.

Healthy Living Programme

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• nil

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: lead
• Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong: collaborator

Study Officials

• Mimi Mun Yee Tse, PhD

  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 8, 2016
• First Posted: September 16, 2016
• Study Start: December 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2016
• Study Completion: June 1, 2016
• Last Updated: September 16, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share