RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06105723

An Effectiveness Evaluation for Pathway to Healthy Aging (Path-HA) Care on Health Status of Older Adults

Sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Enrollment

1,000 participants

Start Date

Jan 1, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Ageing Well

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to provide a scientific evaluation on the effects of a protocol-driven Pathway to Healthy Aging (Path-HA) Program on promoting the health-related quality of life and functional abilities of older adults who are at risk of accelerated aging in the community. Participants will be randomized to one of the two study arms: 1) the intervention group to receive a 14-week Path-HA care intervention; and 2) the control group with no Path-HA care intervention.

Eligibility

Min Age: 60 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

\) aged 60 or above,
\) with at least two risk factors of accelerating aging defined as including reduced physical functioning, malnutrition, depressed mood, loneliness, poor health perception, and presence of geriatric symptoms (e.g. insomnia, pain, etc), based on their health screening results,
\) community-dwelling,
\) communicable to engage in health education activity.

Exclusion Criteria2

\) any who is not at or at only one risk factor of accelerating aging,
\) any who has problems in communicating with the research team.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALPathway to Healthy Aging care

The ICOPE-based personalized care planning comprises two home visits. In 1st visit, a comprehensive assessment proposed by the WHO-ICOPE model is conducted to identify eight possible health problems including malnutrition, reduced physical fitness, fall risk, cognitive decline, insomnia, pain, psychological distress and social loneliness. After health problem identification, each participant receives a personalized care prescription. 2nd visit adopts a goal-oriented empowerment 3-step cycle to personalize the care planning: 1) communicating assessment results to increase healthy self-awareness; 2) supporting setting person-directed goals to address health problems; 3) identifying health actions and personalizing goal setting to participants' contexts. The 12-week healthy aging empowerment comprises three core activities for healthy aging promotion, including interactive health education, health message broadcasts, and three case conferences for goal monitoring and health counseling.