Effectiveness of telehealth in preventive care: A randomised controlled trial of tele-exercise programme involving elderly with possible sarcopenia or at risk of fall
Funded by the Health and Medical Research Fund
Project Reference No.: 05200028
Amount Awarded: HK$1,258,820.00
Aims and Objectives: The primary objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of tele-exercise (TE) on physical function and exercise adherence among the elderly with possible sarcopenia or at risk of fall in comparison with a community-based group (CB). The secondary objectives include evaluating the elderly’s experience with tele-exercise, with an emphasis on their psychological welfare, social wellbeing, and acceptance of the telehealth approach.
Target Group and Size: 92 Hong Kong elderly aged 65 years or above with a diagnosis of possible sarcopenia or at risk of fall and able to perform exercise alone will be recruited. Participants will be randomly assigned into two groups ie TE or CB.
Deliverables: The health promotion and recruitment phase will reach around 660 community-dwelling elderly. Deliverables will be 92 elderly who have completed the modified Otago Exercise Programme using either tele-exercise (TE) or traditional face-to-face community-based group (CB) 3 days per week for 12 weeks. The elderly will be monitored for a year regarding their fall incidence, exercise habit and activity level. The performance of the elderly on the fall incidence, strength and balance are expected to be improved for both groups. The findings of this research will be presented in international conferences and published in peer-reviewed international journals. Key Milestones: Participant recruitment and baseline assessment (1st-8th month); Intervention and outcome assessment at 12-week, 6-month and 12-month (4th-21th month); data management and report writing and conference presentation (18th -24th month).
奧塔哥防跌運動（初級）: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYaJemepV2vlEOPcFnJ8Dh90xEnUMT3Yr
奧塔哥防跌運動（中級）: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYaJemepV2vnLeFUNu7CJQQeHRN8XZ4UW
奧塔哥防跌運動（高級）: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYaJemepV2vmWDEADyLWHu_Q_RRKJVuvW
運動手冊: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ngLp8DSESNL7RiTHRvNkzlgODNL-Fa3/view?usp=drive_link
Publication: Chan, K. O. W., Yuen, P. P., Fong, B. Y. F., Law, V. T. S., Ng, F. S. F., Fung, W. C. P., Ng, T. K. C., & Cheung, I. S. (2023). Effectiveness of telehealth in preventive care: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of tele-exercise programme involving older people with possible sarcopenia or at risk of fall. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1), 845. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04535-4
Investigating the Motivators and Obstacles of Mobile Health Apps Adoption and Continuance by Elderly: A Longitudinal Study using Extended Expectation-Confirmation Theory
Funded by the Research Grants Council of the University Grants Committee
Project Reference No.: UGC/FDS24/B08/21
Amount Awarded: HK$465,850
Mechanistic characterization of the MT2-induced Pgp inhibition and the chemosensitization on combining MT2 with Taxol in treating multi-drug resistant cancer in vitro and in vivo.
Funded by the Health and Medical Research Fund
Project Reference No.: 18192921
Amount Awarded: HK$989,300
To Give or Not to Give? Investigating the Effects of Trust on Time Banking Participation: A Longitudinal Study in Hong Kong Aging Population
Funded by the Research Grants Council of the University Grants Committee
Project Reference No.: UGC/FDS24/B04/20
Amount Awarded: HK$713,100
Consultancy to Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care
Completed on 25 June 2019
The consultancy report to Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care is not open to public.