Use ICT to Promote Family Well-being in Hong Kong

NCT04065867 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: UW 19-489
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,600
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In the past few decades, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have rapidly developed as effective, and probably the most cost-effective tools to connect most aspects of family lives. Alongside the growth in popularity of ICTs and its role in promoting family well-being, there is also an increasing appreciation that ICTs such as internet-enabled devices and web-based applications can offer many advantages compared to traditional face-to-face approaches when delivering behaviour change programmes. To gain more understanding of the potential new avenues of using ICT in programme implementation, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has initiated the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project in collaboration with The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This project aimed at helping 26 NGO-operated Integrated Family Service Centres and Integrated Service Centres (Centres), making effective use of information and communications technology (ICT) and data analytics, to enhance the quality and efficiency of their family service. The present study aims to supplement the existing services and interventions delivered by the FRU, FSU and FCU, a series of brief ICT-based family interventions that promote family communication, cohesion, support and well-being and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of ICT-based interventions.

Conditions

Family Relations

Keywords

Family

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Satisfaction to the family services

  Outcome-based questions will be used to assess the level of satisfaction toward the general performance of the community activities. The score for each question ranges from 1 to 5. The higher score indicates the higher satisfaction.

  Immediately after the activities

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Family communication

  Baseline, immediately after activities and 1 month

• ICT use in sharing

  Baseline and immediately after activities

• Family relationship

  Baseline and 1 month

• Family happiness

  Baseline and 1 month

• Parenting

  Baseline, immediately after activities and 1 month

Interventions

ICT activities BEHAVIORAL

Family interventions using ICT to promote family communication, sharing happiness with family members, and well-being in the community.

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Social service users

You may qualify if:

• Family service users
• Chinese-speaking
• Aged 18 years and above
• Able to complete the questionnaire

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead
• The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

RECRUITING

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Related Links

• Hong Kong Communications Authority, 2016. Telecommunications
• The World Bank, 2016. Internet users (per 100 people)

Study Officials

• Tai-hing Lam, MD

  The University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Tai-hing Lam, MD

CONTACT

39179287; hrmrlth@hku.hk

Bonny Yee-Man Wong, PhD

CONTACT

28315261; bonnyyw@hku.hk

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 20, 2019
• First Posted: August 22, 2019
• Study Start: September 9, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2023
• Last Updated: September 17, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-09

Locations

HK (1)