Technology Empowerment Program on Mobile Applications usage for senior citizens on selected Activities of Daily Living

Effectiveness of Gerontechnology Empowerment Program (GEP) on awareness and usage of mobile applications among senior citizens for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (iADLs)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/09/027977

Enrollment

554

Registered

2020-09-23

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Gerontechnology Empowerment Program (GEP): GEP will consist of intervention to use smartphone applications for iADLs under the guidance of an instructor. GEP will be prepared based on t

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a) Members of the following senior citizen welfare organizations which cover six talukas of Udupi district and Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India i) Udupi Hiriya Nagarikara Samste, Udupi ii) Hiriya Nagarikara Vedike, Kundapur iii) Senior Citizen Associations, Karkala iv) Mangaluru Senior Citizens Association, Mangalore b) Smartphone users having own or using family member smartphone c) Those who can read/write English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a) Those who are unable to operate smartphones b) Not willing to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
With respect to mobile applications usage among senior citizens for iADLs i) Measurement of awareness and usage levels ii) Influence of motivational factors and barriers on usage behaviour iii) Designing and testing of the Gerontechnology Empowerment Program (GEP) to improve the iADLs performance improvement, which leads to the wellbeing of senior citizens iv) Development of iADLs mobile application for regular updatesTimepoint: Three years	—

Measure

Time frame

With respect to mobile applications usage among senior citizens for iADLs i) Measurement of awareness and usage levels ii) Influence of motivational factors and barriers on usage behaviour iii) Designing and testing of the Gerontechnology Empowerment Program (GEP) to improve the iADLs performance improvement, which leads to the wellbeing of senior citizens iv) Development of iADLs mobile application for regular updatesTimepoint: Three years

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measurement of awareness and usage levels of mobile applications usage among senior citizens for iADLsTimepoint: One and half year	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRaghavendra G

Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE

shashidhara.yn@manipal.edu9886344627

Outcome results