Status:
RECRUITING
Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Advance Care Planning for Older Adults and Caregivers After Emergency Visits
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Older Adults
Advance Care Planning
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a motivational interviewing (MI) intervention in enhancing advance care planning (ACP) among older adults who have visited the Emergency Room (ER) in t...
Detailed Description
Targeted issue: At present no feasible method exists to empower older adults following ER visits to engage in ACP in Hong Kong. Population: The target group will be dyads comprising older adults who ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The target group will be dyads comprising older adults who have had ER visits within the previous six months and their family caregivers. A dyad is defined as one older adult and one primary family caregiver of the older adult.
- For older adults:
- Aged 65 or older
- At least one episode of ER visit in the last six months
- Has a family caregiver to be present during the intervention
- Able to communicate in Chinese
Exclusion
- Has completion of an AD
- Moderate to severe cognitive impairment or diagnosis of dementia, as identified in health records
- Communication problems (e.g., deafness or aphasia)
- For family caregivers:
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 18 or above
- Immediate or extended family member or friend nominated by an eligible older adult participant as primary caregiver
- Able to communicate in Chinese
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 20 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
376 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06090240
Start Date
October 20 2023
End Date
July 31 2025
Last Update
June 29 2025
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University of Hong Kong, School of Nursing
Hong Kong, Hong Kong