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Interprofessional Education Programme for Nursing and Physiotherapy Students Providing Home-Based Care to Older Adults
Sponsor: Hong Kong Metropolitan University
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.
Official title: Interprofessional Education and Connected Care: A Home-Based Digital-Integrated Frailty Management Programme for Older Adults With Mild Impairments
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2025-09-01
Completion Date
2026-07-31
Last Updated
2025-09-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Interprofessional 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.
Locations (1)
School of Nursing & Health Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong