Team-based training for nursing and physiotherapy students to deliver home-based care for older adults
Interprofessional Education and Connected Care: A Home-Based Digital-Integrated Frailty Management Programme for Older Adults With Mild Impairments
This project tries a team-based training program with digital case management to help nursing and physiotherapy students provide better home-based care for older adults and improve seniors' health awareness and behaviors.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 150 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Hong Kong Metropolitan University Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Hong Kong) |
| Trial ID | NCT07184333 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
Fifty nursing and physiotherapy students from Hong Kong Metropolitan University will complete a two-session workshop followed by a three-month clinical placement delivering home-based care to about 100 community-dwelling older adults. The program combines interprofessional education, supervised home visits, and digital case management tools to support frailty management and health messaging. Outcomes will include measures of student teamwork and clinical skills, and older adults' health awareness, behavior changes, and basic health outcomes collected through surveys and follow-ups. The design is mixed-methods, combining quantitative outcome measures with qualitative feedback from students, supervisors, and older adult participants.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal participants are community-dwelling older adults aged 60 or above with mild impairments, Cantonese-speaking, smartphone users, and enrolled as service users of the partner community provider.
Not a fit: Those unlikely to benefit include bedbound or severely frail seniors, people with major cognitive impairment, residents of institutional care, or those without a smartphone or ability to communicate in Cantonese.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could improve the quality of home-based care seniors receive and increase older adults' health awareness and self-management.
How similar studies have performed: Interprofessional education has shown benefits for teamwork and communication in classroom and clinical settings, but combining IPE with home-based digital frailty management is relatively novel and less well tested in community settings.
Eligibility criteria
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Students Inclusion criteria: * Aged 18 years or above. * Nursing students: Year 3 Higher Diploma in Nursing students at HKMU enrolled in NURS N222C Clinical Practicum. OR Physiotherapy students: Year 3 and Year 4 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Physiotherapy students at HKMU enrolled in PHSI N212F Clinical Practicum II. * Able to read Chinese and English, and speak Cantonese. * Willing to participate in the training workshop and conduct home-based intervention. Older Adults Inclusion criteria: * Aged 60 years or above. * Service users of AKA. * Mild impairments (non-bedbound, physically capable of participating in simple exercises). * Able to read Chinese and/communicate in Cantonese. * Willing to participate in health surveys, home visits, and follow-ups, and to receive and respond to text messages. * Must own a smartphone and know how to use it. Students Exclusion criteria: * Unwilling to provide consent. * Cannot read Chinese or speak Cantonese. Older adults Exclusion criteria: * Not a registered service user from AKA. * Unwilling to provide consent. * Cannot read Chinese or speak Cantonese. * Unwilling to participate in the interventions conducted by students. * Severe communication impairments. * Do not own a smartphone.
Where this trial is running
Hong Kong
- School of Nursing & Health Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University — Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Agnes YK Lai, PhD — Hong Kong Metropolitan University
- Study coordinator: Agnes YK Lai, PhD
- Email: ayklai@hkmu.edu.hk
- Phone: (852) 39702917
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.