Training Program and Mobile Health Message on Promoting Family Holistic Health

The University of Hong Kong240 enrolled

Overview

In this study, the investigators would use the training workshops as a capacity build method to deliver the holistic health knowledge for the trainers and ambassadors implementing and assisting the community-based programs for the public. The investigators hypothesize that the training workshops and mobile health messages would promote the health awareness and the health of the participants. The investigators would expect the participants influence the health behavior and attitude of their family members.

Holistic health is an integration and interaction of physical and psychosocial health. Positive psychology is a science of happiness, which focuses on positive emotions and personal strengths. It is used as a preventive and complementary medicine, which also is crucial component in family holistic health (happiness, harmony and health). Healthy diet can help to achieve energy balance and healthy weights. Sufficient daily consumption of fruit and vegetables, as well as limitation on the intake of sugar, salt and fat could prevent major diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers. Physical activity is believed to contribute to physical and mental health, as well as social well-being. However, physical inactivity was found to be a local and worldwide issue. and most Hong Kong people are having sedentary lifestyle. Studies show that the increase of physical activity and healthy diet reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and improve cardio-pulmonary functions; whereas sedentary behaviors increase the risk. The Project team will schedule the training workshops for the trainers and ambassadors implementing and assisting community-based programs for the public. The investigators hypothesize that the training workshops and mobile health messages would promote the health awareness and the health of the participants. The investigators hypothesize that the training workshops promote the participants' knowledge and enhance the participants' behaviors related to family holistic health, such as positive psychology, physical activity and healthy diet. The investigators would expect the participants influence the health attitude of their family members.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity

Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline and one month

Secondary Outcomes

Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity

Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months

Change in attitude on performing physical activity

Change in attitude on performing physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months

Change in health behaviour in relation to physical activity

Change in health behaviour on performing physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months

Change in quality of life

Change in quality of life will be assessed by SF12 v2 health survey (a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, one month and three months

Change in personal happiness

Change in subjective happiness will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, one month and three months

Change in personal health

Change in personal health will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, one month and three months

Change in family well-being

Change in family well-being will be assessed by family well-being scale (a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, one month and three months

Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation of physical activity

Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, one month, three months

Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation of healthy diet

Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation to healthy diet will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, one month, three months

Change in behavior to appraise family members

Change in behavior to appraise family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, one month, three months

Change in health behavior of performing physical activity with family members

Change in health behavior of performing physical activity with family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, one month, three months

Change in health behavior of taking healthy diet with family members

Change in health behavior of taking healthy diet with family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Time frame: Baseline, one month, three months

Change in physical fitness

Physical fitness will be assessed by simple physical tests. Balance will be assessed through a simple fitness test called single-leg stand (measuring seconds).