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Healthy Living Programme for Older Adults

NCT02904174 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 122

Last updated 2016-09-16

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Summary

Malnutrition, risk of falls and medication incidents are commonly faced by the older adults. This study aimed to provide health education to community-dwelling older adults and to assess the effectiveness of a Healthy Living Program (HLP) to older adults in terms of fall prevention, drug management and healthy eating habits.

Conditions

  • Frail Older Adults

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Healthy Living Programme

A 6-week Healthy Living Program (HLP) was developed and implemented for all the participants. There was one 45 minutes weekly session over 6 week. Week 1 \& 2 focused on healthy eating habits including food pyramid, balanced diet for the elderly, food labels, healthy snacks and healthy eating out. Week 3 \& 4 were about fall prevention, which included risk factors and complications of fall among older adults, preventive measures, strengthening exercises and aerobic dance. Week 5 \& 6 focused on drug management, such as knowledge on commonly used drugs, drug storage, use of analgesics and non-pharmacological pain relief strategies. Interactive activities such as games, puzzles and question \& answer session were included in the group education.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mimi Mun Yee Tse, PhD · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-12-31
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-06-30

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