This study aims to examine the effectiveness of a 12-week home-based telerehabilitation programme on improving subjective well-being among community-dwelling older people with frailty. The main question it aims to answer is \- Could home-based psychoeducation significantly enhance subjective well-being in older adults with frailty in the community? Participants will receive 12 weekly online group-based sessions at their homes. The content for the experimental group and control group is different: * Intervention group: psychoeducation * Control group: physical health education Participants will receive three home visits for data collection. Some of participants in experimental group will receive interview for process evaluation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
138
The content of psychoeducation is based on "Five Ways of Well-being" which covers "Be active", "Connect", "Take Notice", "Keep learning" and "Giving".
The content of the sessions mainly focuses on physical health information, such as healthy eating, physical exercise, prevention of falls, and pain management.
The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
RECRUITINGSubjective well-being
The Chinese 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index
Time frame: baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation
Frailty level
FRAIL scale
Time frame: baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation
Physical functioning
The Senior Fitness Test: It covers four dimensions, including muscle endurance, balance, flexibility, and tolerance measured by 30-sec arm-curl test, 30-sec chair-stand test, back-scratch test, chair sit-and-reach test, 8-foot up-and-go test, two-min step test
Time frame: baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation
Activities of daily living
Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living
Time frame: baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation
Instrumental activities of daily living
Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale
Time frame: baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation
Depressive symptoms
4-item Geriatric Depression scale
Time frame: baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation
Social support
10-item Duke Social Support Index
Time frame: baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation
Quality of life
EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level
Time frame: baseline, 12 weeks post-allocation, 24 weeks post-allocation
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