Status:

RECRUITING

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

Lead Sponsor:

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Conditions:

Frailty at Older Adults

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief 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 provid...

Detailed Description

Background: The global ageing population has created a growing demand for healthcare services, particularly for older adults with chronic conditions and complex care needs. In Hong Kong, home-based co...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Students
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • 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
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • 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 criteria:
  • Unwilling to provide consent.
  • Cannot read Chinese or speak Cantonese.
  • Older adults
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • 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.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2025

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    July 31 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    150 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT07184333

    Start Date

    September 1 2025

    End Date

    July 31 2026

    Last Update

    September 19 2025

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    School of Nursing & Health Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong