Effectiveness of GO for Transitional Housing Residents

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Quality of Life; Wellness, Psychological

Treatments: Behavioral: GO

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06450288

GO

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this pre-post study is to enhance the health and wellness of the residents in the Concordia Tsat Sing Kong Transitional Housing Estate. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Green Oasis (GO) wellness program in:

1. Increase health awareness and engaging in health promoting activities, including more physical activities/walking, gardening.
2. Enhance happiness and quality of life.

Participants will:

• complete physical exercises, gardening, and interact with the GO website
• receive health talks

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 10 or above.
• Scored >6 in the Abbreviated Mental Test; a cut-off point of 6 is valid in differentiating between normal and abnormal cognitive functions for geriatric clients.
• Can understand Cantonese.
• Able to take part in light exercise and stretching.
• Have access to smartphone and internet.

Exclusion criteria

• Have a serious organic disease or malignant tumor.
• Have a mental disorder diagnosed by neurologists or psychiatrists.
• Experienced drug addiction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

GO group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants who reside in the Concordia Tsat Sing Kong Transitional Housing Estate (still under construction) will be invited to join the GO wellness program.

Treatment:

Behavioral: GO