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The Digital Version of Holistic Healthy Life Education(e2HLE)

The Digital Version of Holistic Healthy Life Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sponsor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Enrollment

150 participants

Start Date

Jun 22, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Hypertension

Summary

The digital version of Holistic Healthy Life Education" (e2HLE) is a holistic, person-centric, multi-component and lifestyle modification intervention that we developed, alongside the WHO integrated care for older people (ICOPE) model and a home-based self-monitoring bio-signals system "Hera Leto". This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of e2HLE intervention for achieving weight loss and enhancing self-care and intrinsic capacity (i.e. psychological and mental wellbeing, vitality and nutritional health) as well as improving cardio-metabolic profiles (e.g. blood pressure and lipid profile) compared to usual care.

Eligibility

Min Age: 50 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing a digital version of a holistic healthy lifestyle education program (e2HLE) delivered via tablet for older adults in Hong Kong with central obesity and metabolic syndrome, to see whether it can improve their health outcomes. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 50 years or older - You can use a tablet and the internet - You have at least a primary school education and understand Chinese/speak Cantonese - You have central obesity (waist ≥ 90 cm for men, ≥ 80 cm for women) AND at least two of these: high blood pressure, high blood sugar or type 2 diabetes, high triglycerides, or low HDL (good) cholesterol **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You do not have central obesity or metabolic syndrome - You cannot use a tablet or internet - You do not speak Cantonese or understand Chinese - You are younger than 50 Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALDigital version of Holistic Healthy Life Education

Participants need to attend a two-day workshop related to (1) health risk appraisal and self-care; (2) exercise, fitness and self-acupressure; (3) emotion and stress management; (4) the whole food plant-based (WFPB) diet; and (5) meditation and mindfulness practices, led by a multi-disciplinary team. Before the intervention commences, they will take pre-blood test and further receive the e2HLE with Hera Leto for three months. During the intervention, participants will attend (1) nine weekly workshops pertaining to WFPB diet, exercise, fitness and self-acupressure, and meditation and mindfulness and followed by weekly tele-counselling sessions; (2) three process evaluation practice sharing sessions in the format of focus group, making up a total of twelve sessions. The process evaluation practice sharing sessions will be audio-recorded; (3) mutual support networking platform will be held between case managers and participants within Hera Leto system.

OTHERWaitlist control

usual care first, then switch to receive the intervention

Locations(1)

Yan Chai Hospital Social Services Department

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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