The aim is to implement an intervention program to promote the continued use of Wearable Monitoring Devices among older adults through a peer support approach facilitating the incorporation of Wearable Monitoring Devices in daily life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
72
The participants in the intervention group will receive a home visit by a Community Healthcare Worker in the first month, and biweekly motivational messages via Whats App in the second and third months.
Siu Sai Wan
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The change of use intention of wearable monitoring device
It will be measured using a 4-item, 5-point Likert scale adopted from Bhattacherjee (2001) and Windasari et al. (2021). The five-point scale ranges from 1 = not at all satisfied to 5 = very certain, with higher scores representing a higher chance of continuing to use the WMD.
Time frame: Data collection will be conducted at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time points
The change of adherence rate of wearing wearable monitoring device
It will be measured by checking in our database the number of days that participants wore their device, and the average amount of time worn per day. Longer time worn represents better adherence rate
Time frame: Data collection will be conducted at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time points
The change in quality of life among baseline (T0) and at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time points
Quality of life will be measured using the Hong Kong version of the EuroQol 5-dimension scale. The EQ-5D-5L is comprised of five dimensions, namely, mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain or discomfort, and anxiety or depression. The utility score ranges from 0 to 1, with higher means better quality of life
Time frame: baseline (T0) and at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time points
The change of health service utilization among baseline (T0) and at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time points
ealth service utilization includes the number of attendances at a general practitioner's office, emergency department, hospital, and general out-patient clinic. The data will be reported by the participants and confirmed with medical and attendance certificates
Time frame: baseline (T0) and at the 1-month (T1), 3-month (T2), and 6-month (T3) time points
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Recruitment rate
The recruitment rate will be calculated by dividing the number of participants who are recruited and randomized, by the number of eligible participants.
Time frame: baseline pre-intervention
Attrition rate
The attrition rate refers to the number of participants who withdraw from the study or who are lost to follow up.
Time frame: 6-month (T3) time points
Incidence of reports of adverse events
the incidence of reports of adverse events will be recorded by a staff member assigned to each of the community centres and a nurse
Time frame: 6-month (T3) time points
Incidence of reports of technical difficulties
Incidence of reports of technical difficulties will be recorded by a staff member assigned to each of the community centres and a nurse
Time frame: 6-month (T3) time points
The change of perceived usability of the wearable monitoring device before and after the program
The participants will be required to complete a questionnaire that measures their attitude towards using the WMD; the perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and self-efficacy of using the device; and their level of anxiety about using the device. The questionnaire was drawn up by Chen and Chan (2014). This 10-point Likert scale ranges from 1 (strongly disagree) to 10 (strongly agree), with higher marks indicating a better outcome, with the exception of the item on anxiety levels, where higher marks represent a higher level of anxiety in using the WMD.
Time frame: baseline pre-intervention, 6-month (T3) time points