Tai Po Hidden Carers Support and Home-Based Respite Project

Обзор

The primary objective of this study is to identify and support hidden caregivers of older adults. Caregivers are assessed before the intervention on their mental well-being and social connectedness. Caregivers are triaged into four levels: low, mild, moderate and high. They will receive different types of services (intervention) accordingly. At the end of the service period (or 6-months after the baseline), caregivers and care recipients will complete the assessment again to measure the changes of the primary outcomes.

Подробное описание

"All participants will provide informed consent at the time of enrolment. Both caregivers and their care recipients will complete an assessment. Caregivers are screened for their physical health, mental well-being, social engagement, and social connectedness. Care recipients are screened for their physical health and capacity in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living.

Caregivers are triaged into four levels: low, mild, moderate and high. Caregivers in low level will receive case follow-up service, those in mild level will receive regular phone check-in, those in moderate level will receive a maximal of 30 hours of respite service within 6 month, and those in high level will receive professional counselling. At the end of the service period (or 6-months after the baseline), caregivers and care recipients will complete the assessment again to measure the changes of the primary outcomes.

Вмешательства

• Другое 30 hr Respite Service
  Caregivers will be provided with 30 hours of respite service within 6 months. Trained substitute caregivers will provide in-home elderly-sitting service.
• Другое Case follow-up
  Case follow-up service provided by social workers. Social workers will call the caregiver regularly to see if situation changes.
• Другое Crisis management
  Crisis management and councelling provided by social workers and professionals.
• Другое Phone Check-in
  Regular phone check-in and on-demand services (e.g., escort to hospital) provided by volunteers.

Первичные конечные точки

• Change from baseline in score in caregiving needs on the Carer Needs Screening Tool (CNST-11) after the intervention [Срок оценки: Baseline and Immediate after intervention]
• Change from baseline in score in social support on MOS Social Support Survey after the intervention [Срок оценки: Baseline and Immediate after intervention]
• Change from baseline in score in the severity and disturbance of symptoms of care recipient on Neuropsychiatric Inventory after the intervention [Срок оценки: Baseline and Immediate after intervention]
• Change from baseline in score in social connectedness on Social Connectedness Scale after the intervention [Срок оценки: Baseline and Immediate after intervention]
• Change from baseline in score in the view on gender role on Gender Role Attitude Scale after the intervention [Срок оценки: Baseline and Immediate after intervention]
• Change in score from baseline in quality of life measured by EQ-5D-5L after intervention [Срок оценки: Baseline and Immediate after intervention]
• Changes in score from baseline in perception of caregiving measured by Positive Aspect of Caregiving scale after intervention [Срок оценки: Baseline and Immediate after intervention]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• Provide ADL/IADL assistance to at least one older adult (aged 60+),
• Not currently using any types of respite service,
• Able to communicate in either Cantonese, English or Mandarin
• Voluntarily participate

Критерии исключения

• The care recipient is not living in the community

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Нет

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Нерандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Открытое

Основная цель

Организация здравоохранения

Центры проведения

Гонконг · 2 центра

• University of Hong Kong — Гонконг
• University of Hong Kong — Гонконг

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT07004855 · EA250321

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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