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NCT Number: NCT06448221

Longitudinal Effectiveness of HEART Smartphone- Based Videoconferencing Program in Enhancing Residents and Family'Health

This study intends to understand the longitudinal effectiveness of the smartphone- based Helper of Emotional Assessment ＆Relationship Teaching (HEART) videoconferencing program in enhancing residents and family health through the employment of a sequential-methods, triangulation research design.

In the phase I lasing 18 months, it will employ: (a) a web-based RT/communication education programs which is develop based on understanding the experience of videoconferencing visit from family in nursing home, and (b) a HEA system which is for real-time face emotion recognition system used in videoconferencing will be developed and tested. In the phase II occupying the second 18 months it will evaluate the longitudinal effects of the HEART program on residents' and family's health change over time (baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months).

Nursing homes in Taiwan will be automated computerized blocked randomly assigned to three groups: (a) An RT group, which receives the RT program and uses 3 months' smartphone-based videoconferencing without the HEA system, (b) A HEART group, which receives the RT program and uses 3 months smartphone-based videoconferencing along with the HEA system, and(c) A control group, which has only smartphone-based videoconferencing visits.

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Key information

Conditions

Communication Behavior Health Behavior

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Catholic Mercy Hospital Attached Nursing Home

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • residents were aged equal or higher than 60 years, resident's family were aged equal or higher than 20 years.
  • both residents and family could communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese
  • both residents and family have no serious hearing problems
  • residents has a MMSE score equal or higher than 16 for residents with no formal education or higher than 24 for residents with at least a primary school education
  • both residents and family agree to participate,
  • family is the significant member of residents, such as caregivers.

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

a web-based Relationship Teaching(RT)/communication education programs

Behavioral

receives the RT program and uses 3 months' smartphone-based videoconferencing without the HEA system.

Helper of Emotional Assessment Relationship Teaching (HEART) program

Behavioral

receives the RT program and uses 3 months smartphone-based videoconferencing along with the HEA system

Primary outcomes

  1. family's communication knowledge

    Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

    on-line test (questionnaire scored from 0 through to 100. Higher scores mean better outcome)

Secondary outcomes

  1. resident health-Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)

    Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

    scale for depression( scored from 0 through to 15.Scores of 0-4 are considered normal; 5-8 indicate mild depression; 9-11 indicate moderate depression; and 12-15 indicate severe depression.)

  2. resident health-Activity of daily living (ADL)

    Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

    assess individual's ability to perform basic self-care tasks ( (scored from 0 through to 100. higher scores mean more independence)

  3. resident health-heart rate variation (HRV)

    Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

    measurement of the variation in time between each heartbeat

  4. resident health-profile of mood states(POMS)

    Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

    scale for mood states.(scored from 0 through to 232. A lower score describing better mood state)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Longitudinal Effectiveness of Helper of Emotional Assessment and Relationship Teaching (HEART) Smartphone- Based Videoconferencing Program in Enhancing Residents and Their Family' Health

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jun 7, 2024
Registry last updated
Aug 19, 2024

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