Longitudinal Effectiveness of HEART Smartphone- Based Videoconferencing Program in Enhancing Residents and Family'Health

NCT06448221 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 202100609B0A3
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 140
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study intends to understand the longitudinal effectiveness of the smartphone- based Helper of Emotional Assessment ＆Relationship Teaching (HEART) videoconferencing program in enhancing residents and family health through the employment of a sequential-methods, triangulation research design. In the phase I lasing 18 months, it will employ: (a) a web-based RT/communication education programs which is develop based on understanding the experience of videoconferencing visit from family in nursing home, and (b) a HEA system which is for real-time face emotion recognition system used in videoconferencing will be developed and tested. In the phase II occupying the second 18 months it will evaluate the longitudinal effects of the HEART program on residents' and family's health change over time (baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months). Nursing homes in Taiwan will be automated computerized blocked randomly assigned to three groups: (a) An RT group, which receives the RT program and uses 3 months' smartphone-based videoconferencing without the HEA system, (b) A HEART group, which receives the RT program and uses 3 months smartphone-based videoconferencing along with the HEA system, and(c) A control group, which has only smartphone-based videoconferencing visits.

Conditions

Communication; Health Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• family's communication knowledge

  on-line test (questionnaire scored from 0 through to 100. Higher scores mean better outcome)

  baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• resident health-Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)

  baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

• resident health-Activity of daily living (ADL)

  baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

• resident health-heart rate variation (HRV)

  baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

• resident health-profile of mood states(POMS)

  baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

Study Arms (3)

RT group

EXPERIMENTAL

receives the RT program and uses 3 months' smartphone-based videoconferencing without the HEA system

Behavioral: a web-based Relationship Teaching(RT)/communication education programs

HEART group

EXPERIMENTAL

receives the RT program and uses 3 months smartphone-based videoconferencing along with the HEA system

Behavioral: Helper of Emotional Assessment Relationship Teaching (HEART) program

control group

NO INTERVENTION

which has only smartphone-based videoconferencing visits

Interventions

a web-based Relationship Teaching(RT)/communication education programs BEHAVIORAL

receives the RT program and uses 3 months' smartphone-based videoconferencing without the HEA system.

RT group

Helper of Emotional Assessment Relationship Teaching (HEART) program BEHAVIORAL

receives the RT program and uses 3 months smartphone-based videoconferencing along with the HEA system

HEART group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• residents were aged equal or higher than 60 years, resident's family were aged equal or higher than 20 years.
• both residents and family could communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese
• both residents and family have no serious hearing problems
• residents has a MMSE score equal or higher than 16 for residents with no formal education or higher than 24 for residents with at least a primary school education
• both residents and family agree to participate,
• family is the significant member of residents, such as caregivers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Catholic Mercy Hospital Attached Nursing Home

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Communication; Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Hsiu Hsin Tsai, PhD

  Chang Gung University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 24, 2024
• First Posted: June 7, 2024
• Study Start: November 12, 2021
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2024
• Study Completion: July 31, 2024
• Last Updated: August 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-07

Locations

TW (1)