RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07184333

Interprofessional Education Programme for Nursing and Physiotherapy Students Providing Home-Based Care to Older Adults

Interprofessional Education and Connected Care: A Home-Based Digital-Integrated Frailty Management Programme for Older Adults With Mild Impairments

Sponsor

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Enrollment

150 participants

Start Date

Sep 1, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Frailty at Older Adults

Summary

The goal of this mixed-methods research is to investigate the impact of interprofessional education on the professional development and clinical skills of nursing and physiotherapy students who provide home-based care to older adults in Hong Kong. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is an interprofessional home-based digital frailty management program feasible for training nursing and physiotherapy students ? 2. Can the training enhance students' skills in providing holistic, home-based care, interprofessional teamwork and communication? 3. Can the training improve elderly health awareness, behavior, and outcomes? The study will involve 50 students from Hong Kong Metropolitan University, including nursing and physiotherapy students in clinical placement courses. Approximately 100 older adults with mild health conditions, living in home-based community settings, will take part as care recipients. Students will: 1. Attend a training programme delivered by healthcare professionals, including nurses, physiotherapists, and social workers. 2. Carry out supervised home visits in pairs, working directly with older adults to assess their needs, provide health education, and support healthy lifestyle changes. 3. Use a tablet-based digital platform to record care plans, share information, and follow up with participants.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria13

Students
Aged 18 years or above.
Nursing students: Year 3 Higher Diploma in Nursing students at HKMU enrolled in NURS N222C Clinical Practicum. OR Physiotherapy students: Year 3 and Year 4 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Physiotherapy students at HKMU enrolled in PHSI N212F Clinical Practicum II.
Able to read Chinese and English, and speak Cantonese.
Willing to participate in the training workshop and conduct home-based intervention.
Older Adults
Aged 60 years or above.
Service users of AKA.
Mild impairments (non-bedbound, physically capable of participating in simple exercises).
Able to read Chinese and/communicate in Cantonese.
Willing to participate in health surveys, home visits, and follow-ups, and to receive and respond to text messages.
Must own a smartphone and know how to use it.
Students

Exclusion Criteria9

Unwilling to provide consent.
Cannot read Chinese or speak Cantonese.
Older adults
Not a registered service user from AKA.
Unwilling to provide consent.
Cannot read Chinese or speak Cantonese.
Unwilling to participate in the interventions conducted by students.
Severe communication impairments.
Do not own a smartphone.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALInterprofessional Education with Digital Case Management for Home-Based Elder Care

A structured interprofessional education programme for nursing and physiotherapy students that includes: (1) a 3-hour workshop on frailty assessment, digital case documentation, and care planning; (2) a 30-minute orientation on home visit safety and communication; (3) supervised home visits to older adult participants involving health and fitness assessments, medication support, and health education; (4) use of a tablet-based digital case management platform for collaborative care documentation; and (5) a 4-week follow-up with personalised mobile health messages and a final home visit. The intervention aims to enhance students' clinical, collaborative, and digital competencies in community-based elder care.