This study intends to understand the longitudinal effectiveness of the smartphone- based Helper of Emotional Assessment ＆Relationship Teaching (HEART) videoconferencing program in enhancing residents and family health through the employment of a sequential-methods, triangulation research design. In the phase I lasing 18 months, it will employ: (a) a web-based RT/communication education programs which is develop based on understanding the experience of videoconferencing visit from family in nursing home, and (b) a HEA system which is for real-time face emotion recognition system used in videoconferencing will be developed and tested. In the phase II occupying the second 18 months it will evaluate the longitudinal effects of the HEART program on residents' and family's health change over time (baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months). Nursing homes in Taiwan will be automated computerized blocked randomly assigned to three groups: (a) An RT group, which receives the RT program and uses 3 months' smartphone-based videoconferencing without the HEA system, (b) A HEART group, which receives the RT program and uses 3 months smartphone-based videoconferencing along with the HEA system, and(c) A control group, which has only smartphone-based videoconferencing visits.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
140
receives the RT program and uses 3 months' smartphone-based videoconferencing without the HEA system.
receives the RT program and uses 3 months smartphone-based videoconferencing along with the HEA system
Catholic Mercy Hospital Attached Nursing Home
Hsinchu, Taiwan
family's communication knowledge
on-line test (questionnaire scored from 0 through to 100. Higher scores mean better outcome)
Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
resident health-Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
scale for depression( scored from 0 through to 15.Scores of 0-4 are considered normal; 5-8 indicate mild depression; 9-11 indicate moderate depression; and 12-15 indicate severe depression.)
Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
resident health-Activity of daily living (ADL)
assess individual's ability to perform basic self-care tasks ( (scored from 0 through to 100. higher scores mean more independence)
Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
resident health-heart rate variation (HRV)
measurement of the variation in time between each heartbeat
Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
resident health-profile of mood states(POMS)
scale for mood states.(scored from 0 through to 232. A lower score describing better mood state)
Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
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