Status:
RECRUITING
Interprofessional Education Programme for Nursing and Physiotherapy Students Providing Home-Based Care to Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Conditions:
Frailty at Older Adults
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this mixed-methods research is to investigate the impact of interprofessional education on the professional development and clinical skills of nursing and physiotherapy students who provid...
Detailed Description
Background: The global ageing population has created a growing demand for healthcare services, particularly for older adults with chronic conditions and complex care needs. In Hong Kong, home-based co...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 31 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07184333
Start Date
September 1 2025
End Date
July 31 2026
Last Update
September 19 2025
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School of Nursing & Health Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong