Foreign domestic helpers currently employed in Hong Kong to provide direct care to older adults
Conditions
Interventions
Single group:The participants will be invited to join the Elder Abuse Prevention Programme for Hong Kong Foreign Domestic Helpers (EAPP-FDH). It is a four-session online animation-based learning progr
Sponsors
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants who are Filipino or Indonesian and currently employed as FDHs in Hong Kong, as a large majority of the FDHs come from the Philippines and Indonesia 2. Participants whose job nature involves direct care for older people. 3. Participants who have a minimum of 6 months of experience in elder care. 4. Participants who can understand and communicate in English, Tagalog, and Bahasa Indonesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants who have received formal training in elder abuse prevention or advanced caregiving within the past 12 months. 2. Participants who are currently involved in a reported elder abuse case (as victim or perpetrator). 3. Participants who are planning to leave Hong Kong or change employers within the study period (6 months).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proclivity estimates verbal abuse and physical assaults;Proclivity estimates to Potentially Harmful Behaviours (PHB); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of depression, anxiety, and stress level;Caregiver Burden;Knowledge about elder abuse;The perspectives and experiences of the helpers ; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYan Chau Wai Elsie
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Outcome results
None listed