Actively Recruiting
Jockey Club Stand-by-U Caregivers Community Support Project: In-home Respite for Caregivers of Older Adults
Led by The University of Hong Kong · Updated on 2025-05-20
5166
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
186 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this study is to investigate whether the in-home respite service model is effective in relieving caregiver's burden and improving their mental wellbeing. Caregivers are triaged into four levels of needs using a self-developed screening tool. Those screened as mild and moderate levels are admitted to the study, while those in low or high-needs levels are referred to other services. Caregivers admitted in this study will receive either 12 or 36 hours of in-home respite services as the intervention. Trained volunteers or substitute caregivers will visit their home to take care the older adults, providing several hours of free time for the caregivers. Assessments are conducted before and immediate after the intervention, and 3, 6, 12 months after the completion of intervention, to measure the changes in mental wellbeing of the caregivers. A control group with no respite service provided is recruited to compare the effects in the changes of mental wellbeing.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Jockey Club Stand-by-U Caregivers Community Support Project: In-home Respite for Caregivers of Older Adults
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 or above
- Provide care to at least one homebound older adult aged 60 or above
- Provide no less than 6 hours of caregiving per week
- Able to communicate in Cantonese, Mandarin, or English
You will not qualify if you...
- Care recipient is receiving long-term care service
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Sau Po Centre on Ageing
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
V
Vivian Weiqun WQ Lou
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
3
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