Evaluation of Training Program on Promoting Family Holistic Health

Holistic health is an integration and interaction of physical and psychosocial health. Positive psychology is a science of happiness, which focuses on positive emotions and personal strengths. It also is crucial component in family holistic health. Healthy diet can help to achieve energy balance and healthy weights. Physical activity is believed to contribute to physical and mental health, as well as social well-being. However, physical inactivity was found to be a local and worldwide issue and most Hong Kong people are having a sedentary lifestyle.

In view of the health challenges locally and globally, the new phase of FAMILY project will focus to promote family holistic health with emphasize on the interaction and integration of physical and psychosocial health. The investigator will initiate and develop a series innovative training program with vigorous evaluation in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs. The investigator hypothesize that the training programs would promote the health awareness and the health of the participants

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Physical Activity
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Health Education

Detailed Description

Holistic health is an integration and interaction of physical and psychosocial health. Positive psychology is a science of happiness, which focuses on positive emotions and personal strengths. It is used as a preventive and complementary medicine, which also is crucial component in family holistic health (happiness, harmony and health). Healthy diet can help to achieve energy balance and healthy weights. Sufficient daily consumption of fruit and vegetables, as well as limitation on the intake of sugar, salt and fat could prevent major diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers. Physical activity is believed to contribute to physical and mental health, as well as social well-being. However, physical inactivity was found to be a local and worldwide issue and most Hong Kong people are having a sedentary lifestyle. Studies show that the increase of physical activity and healthy diet reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and improve cardio-pulmonary functions; whereas sedentary behaviors increase the risk

Although people understand the harmful effect of family disharmony, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet, which may cause different kinds of physical and mental illnesses, healthy living attitudes and behaviours are lacking.

Over the past six years, the FAMILY project has been working on community-based projects to promote FAMILY health, happiness and harmony (3Hs). In view of the health challenges locally and globally, the new phase of FAMILY project will put more emphasis on health in the upcoming three years. Following the theme on FAMILY 3Hs, the new work focus is to promote family holistic health with emphasize on the interaction and integration of physical and psychosocial health. The investigator will initiate and develop a series innovative community-based projects and training program with vigorous evaluation in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs.

The investigator hypothesize that the training programs would promote the health awareness and the health of the participants. During the training, the investigator will conduct physical fitness test and collect data from the participants. Those participants would conduct community programmes for their own institution to enhance the personal and family well-being of their service users.

In order to assess the effectiveness of the training program on improving individual and family well-being and their capability of community programme implementation, Self-reported questionnaire would be used at baseline, one month and three months after training; and focus group interview would be conducted after participants finishing their community programmes.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Hong Kong
  • Wan Chai, Hong Kong, 852
    • The Boys' & Girls' Association of Hong Kong

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chinese speaking
• able to complete study questionnaire
• aged 18 or above

Exclusion Criteria:

• not fit the inclusion criteria

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Health Education; Health information related to physical activity	Behavioral: Health Education; Information on healthy living style in relation to physical activity

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in health behavior in relation to physical activity	Change in health behavior in relation to physical activity will be assessed by behavior indicator scale	Baseline , 1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Changes in knowledge and attitude on performing physical activity	Change in knowledge and attitude on performing physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire	Baseline, 1 month and 3 months
Change in subjective happiness	Subjective happiness will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire	Baseline, 1 month and 3 months
Change in family health, happiness and harmony (Family 3Hs)	Family 3Hs will be assessed by family well-being scale	Baseline, 1 month
Change in Quality of Life	Change in quality of life will be assessed by SF-12 v2 health survey	Baseline, 1 month and 3 months
Changes in physical fitness	Change in physical fitness will be assessed by simple fitness test	Baseline, 1 month and 3 months
Changes in health behavior in relation to physical activity	Change in health behaviour will be assessed by behavior indicator scale	Baseline, 1 month and 3 months
Change in family communication in relation to Zero Time Exercise	Change in family communication will be assessed by behavior indicator scale	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months
Reactions to training content	Assessed by outcome-based questionnaire	Immediately after finishing training workshop "up to 30 min"
Learning in relation to implementing community programmes	Assessed by outcome-based questionnaire	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
• Collaborators: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust; Christian Family Service Centre; Social Welfare Department, Hong Kong
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Agnes Lai, DN, The University of Hong Kong

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Bellicha A, Kieusseian A, Fontvieille AM, Tataranni A, Charreire H, Oppert JM. Stair-use interventions in worksites and public settings - a systematic review of effectiveness and external validity. Prev Med. 2015 Jan;70:3-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.11.001. Epub 2014 Nov 10.
• Gardiner PA, Eakin EG, Healy GN, Owen N. Feasibility of reducing older adults' sedentary time. Am J Prev Med. 2011 Aug;41(2):174-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.03.020.
• Torbeyns T, Bailey S, Bos I, Meeusen R. Active workstations to fight sedentary behaviour. Sports Med. 2014 Sep;44(9):1261-73. doi: 10.1007/s40279-014-0202-x.

Helpful Links

• Fact Sheet on Physical Activity
• GovHK: Exercise and Nutrition

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 14, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): November 17, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 12, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 10, 2018
• Last Verified: July 1, 2018

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Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: UW 14-601