Tai Po Hidden Carers Support and Home-Based Respite Project
The University of Hong Kong
380 participants
Jul 1, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The primary objective of this study is to identify and support hidden caregivers of older adults. Caregivers are assessed before the intervention on their mental well-being and social connectedness. Caregivers are triaged into four levels: low, mild, moderate and high. They will receive different types of services (intervention) accordingly. At the end of the service period (or 6-months after the baseline), caregivers and care recipients will complete the assessment again to measure the changes of the primary outcomes.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Provide ADL/IADL assistance to at least one older adult (aged 60+),
- Not currently using any types of respite service,
- Able to communicate in either Cantonese, English or Mandarin
- Voluntarily participate
Exclusion Criteria1
- The care recipient is not living in the community
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Interventions
Caregivers will be provided with 30 hours of respite service within 6 months. Trained substitute caregivers will provide in-home elderly-sitting service.
Case follow-up service provided by social workers. Social workers will call the caregiver regularly to see if situation changes.
Crisis management and councelling provided by social workers and professionals.
Regular phone check-in and on-demand services (e.g., escort to hospital) provided by volunteers.
Locations(2)
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NCT07004855