An Audiobook-based Intervention on Community-dwelling Older Adults

NCT05891925 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: UCSantísimaConcepción
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this quasiexperimental study is to assess the impact of an audiobook mobile application on the well-being perception of older adults belonging to a Community Rehabilitation Center (CRC) at Concepcion, Chile. The main question is does listening to audio poems using a mobile application improve the perception of well-being of the older adults who go to the CRC at Concepcion? Participants will evaluate the usability of the mobile application designed for this population. The duration of the study will be 4 weeks.

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being; Mental Health

Keywords

older adults; well-being; audiobook; self-care; healthy aging; eHealth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Well-being perception pre-intervention

  "Well-being questionnaire Part A" is related to well-being perception, and this will measure the well-being of the older adults before the use of the audiobook application. This questionnaire was built by the researchers specifically for this application. Part A includes 6 questions that are assessed with a 5-point Likert subjective scale (1 strongly disagree and 5 strongly agree). This questionnaire measures the following types of well-being: Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Social. The score obtained in the questionnaire Part A will be between 6 and 30. This score represents the final well-being obtained for older adults before the use of the application. A higher score mean a better outcome.

  Pre intervention (just before the start of the intervention)

• Well-being perception post-intervention

  "Well-being questionnaire Part B" is related to well-being perception, and this will measure the well-being of the older adults after the use of the audiobook application. This questionnaire was built by the researchers specifically for this application Part B includes 12 questions that are assessed with a 5-point Likert subjective scale (1 strongly disagree and 5 strongly agree). This questionnaire measures the following types of well-being: Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Social. The score obtained in the questionnaire Part B will be between 12 and 60. This score represents the final well-being obtained for older adults after the use of the application. A higher score mean a better outcome.

  Four weeks after the start of the intervention

• Usability of the Audiobook App

  Usability is a software quality attribute that assesses how easy user interfaces are to use. To measure the usability of the application, the System Usability Scale (SUS) will be used. It consists of 10 questions that are assessed with a 3-point Likert subjective scale (1 totally disagree and 3 completely agree) and it allows quickly answer. The result is between 0 and 100; the higher the result, the higher the usability level of the application.

  Four weeks after the start of the intervention

Study Arms (1)

older_adults_CRC

EXPERIMENTAL

Over 30 healthy community-dwelling older adults belonging to a Community Rehabilitation Center (CRC) at Concepcion, Chile.

Other: Audiobook App

Interventions

Audiobook App OTHER

The intervention will consist of the use of the audiobook application (with poems) for 4 weeks. Here, the application will record the following data autonomously: * older adult id, * date, hour and time that the older adult listened to each poem, * poems listened. Initially, two questionnaires will be applied to the older adults: one to measure their digital skills (DIGCOMP), and another to assess their well-being prior to the experience with the audiobook application (Part A). After two weeks of application use, a follow-up will be carried out, in order to answer any questions that may arise from the use of the application, and explain again the objectives of the research, if necessary. This follow-up will be initially done by telephone, and in person if required. After four weeks, the older adult will be invited to a meeting at the Community Rehabilitation Center at Concepción, Chile, to answer the well-being questionnaire (Part B) and the usability questionnaire (SUS).

older_adults_CRC

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Person aged 60 and over who belongs to the Community Rehabilitation Center at Concepción, Chile.
• Speak and read Spanish.
• Enabled and capable of approving the informed consent.
• Provide signed informed consent.
• Older adults who have a smartphone where they can run the audiobook mobile application.
• Older adults who are not participating in other emotional, social and/or motor training programs.

You may not qualify if:

• Significant psychiatric or medical illness (depressive disorder, delirium, intellectual disability, etc).
• Older adults classified with dependency criteria.
• Illiterate people.
• Presence of a severe sensory deficit, either in visual or hearing difficulties.
• Presence of neurodegenerative diseases (dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc.).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción: lead
• Universidad de Concepcion: collaborator

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Related Links

• Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) Chile. Demografía y vitales, 2023.
• World Health Organization

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Valeria Espejo-Videla, Msc

  Universidad de Concepcion

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Pedro O. Rossel, PhD

CONTACT

+56412345322; prossel@ucsc.cl

Laura Aravena-Canese, Msc

CONTACT

+56412204792; laravena@udec.cl

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of the Computer Science Department

Model Details: This study will be conducted over 30 older adults who will use an audiobook mobile application for 4 weeks. Participants will be evaluated pre and post intervention through validated questionnaires on digital competences, usability, and perception of well-being.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 12, 2023
• First Posted: June 7, 2023
• Study Start: October 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2024
• Study Completion: April 1, 2024
• Last Updated: June 7, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share