Strengthen Family Members' Understanding of Advance Care Planning With a Nurse-led, Motivational Interview
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The goal of this clinical trial is to strengthen the understanding of advance care planning (ACP) in family members of older adults in residential care homes with a nurse-led, motivational interview (MI) educational intervention.The main question it aims to answer is: The feasibility of the nurse-led, motivational interview educational intervention to promote family members' understanding of ACP.
Participants will receive a nurse-led, motivational interview educational intervention to see if the nurse-led, motivational interview educational intervention works in strengthening family members' knowledge on ACP and readiness for initiating conversations on ACP with their loved ones.
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Targeted issue: Lack of feasible method exists to empower family members of older adults in residential care homes to engage in advance care planning (ACP).
Population: Family members who are identified by a resident aged above 65 years old in residential care homes.
Intervention: A nurse-led, stage-tailored, motivational interview (MI) educational intervention.
Study aim: To evaluate the preliminary feasibility of the nurse-led, motivational interview educational intervention to promote family members' understanding of ACP.
Study method: This is a mixed-methods design, including an intervention trial and qualitative process evaluation interview. Participants will receive a nurse-led, motivational interview educational intervention and research staff will track their readiness for ACP at three-time points (before the intervention [T0], 2-week [T1], 3-week [T2] post-intervention). In addition, a post-intervention interview, regarding participants' experience of receiving the intervention, will be conducted.
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- Age 18 and above
- Identified by a resident aged above 65 years old in the residential care home as family member by the HA's definition
- Able to read and write in Chinese
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- Moderate to severe cognitive impairment
- Severe hearing impairment, defined as unable to participate in a telephone conversation
- Primary language other than Cantonese or Mandarin
- No access to telephone
- Cannot read or write in Chinese
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