Gerontechnology Evaluation Framework: Outcome Validation

Technology Clinical Trial

Official title:

Gerontechnology Evaluation Framework: Outcome Validation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06146868
• Other study ID #: Gerontechnology Outcome
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: November 2023
• Est. completion date: June 2024

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: The University of Hong Kong
• Contact: Yee Tak Cheung, PhD
• Phone: 3917 6652
• Email: derekcheung[@]hku.hk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The project aims to validate the evaluation indicators applicability of 9 Gerontechnology Evaluation Frameworks. The outcome is the perceived importance of the evaluation indicators described in the 9 Evaluation Frameworks. Participants will be invited to complete a questionnaire indicating the importance of the outcomes.

Description:

This study is a cross-sectional survey. 165 to 300 participants will be recruited to complete a questionnaire. For each product theme that they are familiar with, they will rate anonymously the perceived importance of the evaluation indicators on a 5-point Likert scale, give reasons for their ratings and suggest revisions.

Participants will be recruited through convenience sampling in 3 subgroups, including (1) members of Gerontechnology Application and Testing Working Group under Gerontechnology Platform, (2) successful applicants of Innovation and Technology Fund for buying gerontechnology products under the 9 themes, and (3) visitors of Gerontech and Innovation Expo. It is expected that 35% participants will be recruited in subgroup 1, 5% in subgroup 2, and 60% in subgroup 3.

Gerontechnology Platform will invite (1) its members of Gerontechnology Application and Testing Working Group, who are the Users, Caregivers, Staff and Suppliers of gerontechnology products, to fill in the questionnaire online. 3 email reminders will be sent to remind them to complete the questionnaire. (2) The list of successful applicants of Innovation and Technology Fund who applied for the product themes covered in the 9 Evaluation Frameworks will be downloaded from the Social Welfare Department website and their Staff will be invited to fill in the questionnaire online. (3) In Gerontech and Innovation Expo, which is a local exhibition that provides a platform for stakeholders to discuss and collaborate for broader adoption of gerontechnology, research staff will approach all visitors of the Gerontechnology Platform booth. The visitors who fulfil the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be invited to complete the questionnaire.

To ensure the validity of their responses, they will only answer the questionnaire items of the themes they have known, have used, or are most interested. For each product theme that they are familiar with, they will rate anonymously the perceived importance of the evaluation indicators on a 5-point Likert scale, give reasons for their ratings and suggest revisions. Their voluntary written consent will be sought before they complete the questionnaire. Each questionnaire will take around 5 - 10 minutes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: June 2024
• Est. primary completion date: January 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• People in one of these categories: Working or has worked in a social service setting for the elderly or person with disability (Staff), an elderly aged 60 or above (User), a person with physical or disability (User), an informal caregiver for an elderly or a person with disability (Caregiver), or belonging to a company/or that has developed or retailed gerontechnology products (Supplier)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to read or write in Chinese

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Technology

Intervention

Other:
• Doing questionnaire
Participants will provide their opinions in a questionnaire

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong	Gerontechnology Platform, The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

References & Publications (1)

Shi C, Wong GHY, Choy JCP, Wong KKY, Lum TYS, Yu DSF. Are we on the same page? Multiple stakeholders and service users priorities for dementia care and policy: A Delphi study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2022 Sep;133:104300. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104300. Epub 2022 May 28. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Degree of importance on indicators of fall prevention Framework	The level of agreement on indicators of fall prevention Framework. The opinions will be categorized into four levels of consensus according to the central tendency, level of dispersion, and the rated level of importance (Shi et al., 2022). The consensus levels are defined as: very high consensus (median = 5, inter-quartile range (IQR) = 0, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); high consensus (median = 5, IQR = 1, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); moderate consensus (median = 4-5, IQR = 1, rating score 4/5 = 75%), and low consensus (median = 4, IQR = 2, rating score 4/5 < 75%).	3 months
Primary	Degree of importance on indicators of health monitoring Framework	The level of agreement on indicators of health monitoring Framework. The opinions will be categorized into four levels of consensus according to the central tendency, level of dispersion, and the rated level of importance (Shi et al., 2022). The consensus levels are defined as: very high consensus (median = 5, inter-quartile range (IQR) = 0, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); high consensus (median = 5, IQR = 1, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); moderate consensus (median = 4-5, IQR = 1, rating score 4/5 = 75%), and low consensus (median = 4, IQR = 2, rating score 4/5 < 75%).	3 months
Primary	Degree of importance on indicators of transfer and lifting Framework	The level of agreement on indicators of transfer and lifting Framework. The opinions will be categorized into four levels of consensus according to the central tendency, level of dispersion, and the rated level of importance (Shi et al., 2022). The consensus levels are defined as: very high consensus (median = 5, inter-quartile range (IQR) = 0, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); high consensus (median = 5, IQR = 1, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); moderate consensus (median = 4-5, IQR = 1, rating score 4/5 = 75%), and low consensus (median = 4, IQR = 2, rating score 4/5 < 75%).	3 months
Primary	Degree of importance on indicators of hygiene management Framework	The level of agreement on indicators of hygiene management Framework. The opinions will be categorized into four levels of consensus according to the central tendency, level of dispersion, and the rated level of importance (Shi et al., 2022). The consensus levels are defined as: very high consensus (median = 5, inter-quartile range (IQR) = 0, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); high consensus (median = 5, IQR = 1, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); moderate consensus (median = 4-5, IQR = 1, rating score 4/5 = 75%), and low consensus (median = 4, IQR = 2, rating score 4/5 < 75%).	3 months
Primary	Degree of importance on indicators of communication Framework	The level of agreement on indicators of communication Framework. The opinions will be categorized into four levels of consensus according to the central tendency, level of dispersion, and the rated level of importance (Shi et al., 2022). The consensus levels are defined as: very high consensus (median = 5, inter-quartile range (IQR) = 0, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); high consensus (median = 5, IQR = 1, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); moderate consensus (median = 4-5, IQR = 1, rating score 4/5 = 75%), and low consensus (median = 4, IQR = 2, rating score 4/5 < 75%).	3 months
Primary	Degree of importance on indicators of anti-wandering Framework	The level of agreement on indicators of anti-wandering Framework. The opinions will be categorized into four levels of consensus according to the central tendency, level of dispersion, and the rated level of importance (Shi et al., 2022). The consensus levels are defined as: very high consensus (median = 5, inter-quartile range (IQR) = 0, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); high consensus (median = 5, IQR = 1, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); moderate consensus (median = 4-5, IQR = 1, rating score 4/5 = 75%), and low consensus (median = 4, IQR = 2, rating score 4/5 < 75%).	3 months
Primary	Degree of importance on indicators of air quality sensor Framework	The level of agreement on indicators of air quality sensor Framework. The opinions will be categorized into four levels of consensus according to the central tendency, level of dispersion, and the rated level of importance (Shi et al., 2022). The consensus levels are defined as: very high consensus (median = 5, inter-quartile range (IQR) = 0, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); high consensus (median = 5, IQR = 1, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); moderate consensus (median = 4-5, IQR = 1, rating score 4/5 = 75%), and low consensus (median = 4, IQR = 2, rating score 4/5 < 75%).	3 months
Primary	Degree of importance on indicators of feeding tools Framework	The level of agreement on indicators of feeding tools Framework. The opinions will be categorized into four levels of consensus according to the central tendency, level of dispersion, and the rated level of importance (Shi et al., 2022). The consensus levels are defined as: very high consensus (median = 5, inter-quartile range (IQR) = 0, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); high consensus (median = 5, IQR = 1, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); moderate consensus (median = 4-5, IQR = 1, rating score 4/5 = 75%), and low consensus (median = 4, IQR = 2, rating score 4/5 < 75%).	3 months
Primary	Degree of importance on indicators of cognitive training and stimulation Framework	The level of agreement on indicators of cognitive training and stimulation Framework. The opinions will be categorized into four levels of consensus according to the central tendency, level of dispersion, and the rated level of importance (Shi et al., 2022). The consensus levels are defined as: very high consensus (median = 5, inter-quartile range (IQR) = 0, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); high consensus (median = 5, IQR = 1, rating score of 4/5 = 80%); moderate consensus (median = 4-5, IQR = 1, rating score 4/5 = 75%), and low consensus (median = 4, IQR = 2, rating score 4/5 < 75%).	3 months