Family Drama Project

3Hs Family Drama Project

A harmonious family relationship has significant effects on the psychological well-being and development of children. Good communication between parents and children is a crucial element for family health, happiness and harmony. However, communication within Hong Kong families is vastly inadequate partly due to our busy urban lifestyle.

The 3Hs Family Drama Project I was to promote health, happiness, harmony (3Hs), healthy eating and physical activity in primary school students. Students watched interactive live drama in schools and were given DVD and worksheets. Students were encouraged to watch the DVD with other family members at home. This study was to evaluate the effectiveness of interactive live drama, DVD and worksheet.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Family Health, Happiness and Harmony; Physical Health
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Live drama+DVD+Worksheets; Behavioral: DVD+Worksheets

Detailed Description

3Hs Family Drama Project was an intervention to enhance the 3Hs through increasing interaction and communication between parents and children. Healthy eating and physical activity were also promoted. The drama project staged 100 drama performances in primary schools during the 2012-13 school year. The main targets were Primary 4 to 6 (P4-6) students and their families. Group A students would watch the live drama in school and were encouraged to watch the DVD and finish worksheets with their parents, while group B students would be given a DVD and worksheets and were encouraged to watch the DVD and finish the worksheets with their parents.

The goals of the study were to evaluate the effectiveness of the project to enhance health, happiness, harmony (3Hs), healthy eating and physical activity and participants' satisfaction levels towards the drama project.

Quantitative assessments were used to evaluate the effectiveness and the satisfaction of the project. Questionnaire was distributed to assess the immediate and short-term effects.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 7453
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Local primary schools

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 years to 12 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary 4 to 6 students in participating primary schools.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who cannot read Chinese.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Live drama+DVD+Worksheets; Primary school students watched an interactive live drama in schools. DVD and worksheets were also distributed to students and asked them to watch the DVD and finish the worksheets with their parents.	Behavioral: Live drama+DVD+Worksheets; Interactive live drama was proposed to enhance memories of the audience of health promotion programmes. The interactive live drama and DVD conveyed educational information on healthy living habits (including physical activity and healthy eating) as well as the importance and suggested methods to enhance family well-being. Students were encouraged to share the information on healthy living habits and watched the DVD with their parents. Worksheets were given to all students and encouraged to finish the worksheets with their parents.
Experimental: DVD+Worksheets; Primary school students were given DVD and worksheets and they were asked to watch the DVD and finish the worksheets with their parents. After the study finished, the students watched the live drama.	Behavioral: DVD+Worksheets; The DVD conveyed educational information on healthy living habits (including physical activity and healthy eating) as well as the importance and suggested methods to enhance family well-being. Students were encouraged to share the information on healthy living habits and watched the DVD with their parents. Worksheets were given to all students and encouraged to finish the worksheets with their parents.
No Intervention: Waitlist control; Primary school students received no intervention during the 4-week study period. After the study finished, the students watched the live drama, and DVD with worksheets were distributed to students and they were encouraged to share with their parents.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in family health, happiness and harmony (3Hs)	Health, happiness and harmony (3Hs) were assessed by family well-being scale. Perceived family harmony and health were measured by 2 questions on a scale ranging from 1 to 5, whereas perceived family happiness was measured by a single question on a scale ranging from 1 to 4. The higher score the better.	baseline and 4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in parent-child interactions	Students were asked whether they performed the 12 mentioned activities (e.g. watching movies with parents) in the past 7 days.	baseline, 1 week and 4 weeks
Change in fruit and vegetable consumption	Students were asked to report the number of days (0-7) of consuming at least 2 servings of fruit and 3 servings of vegetables in the past 7 days.	baseline, 1 week and 4 weeks
Change in behavior on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity	Students were asked to report the number of days (0-7) of at least 60 minutes moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the past 7 days.	baseline, 1 week and 4 weeks
Satisfaction towards the live drama and take-home DVD	Students were asked to rate the live drama, DVD on a scale ranging from 1 to 5. The higher score the more satisfied.	1 week and 4 weeks
Change in family health, happiness and harmony (3Hs)	Health, happiness and harmony (3Hs) were assessed by family well-being scale. Perceived family harmony and health were measured by 2 questions on a scale ranging from 1 to 5, whereas perceived family happiness was measured by a single question on a scale ranging from 1 to 4. The higher score the better.	baseline and 1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
• Collaborators: The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 30, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): September 30, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 29, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 29, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): July 31, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 7, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 5, 2019
• Last Verified: August 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Physical activity; Healthy Eating; Family well-being
• Other Study ID Numbers: UW 12-409

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No