myHealthHub for Older Adult Inpatients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study will assess myHealthhub in hospitalized older adults throughout 5 days of their hospital stay. The investigators propose a mixed method randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing myHealthHub platform vs. a simplified HealthHub system that provides only TV access, in order to evaluate patients' loneliness, stress, quality of life, patient engagement, and other mental health outcomes in n=60 older adult inpatients. The investigators will also use qualitative methods to assess user and stakeholder experience, and engagement.

Official Title
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myHealthHub for Older Adult Inpatients to Lower Loneliness and Improve Patient Engagement, Quality of Life and Mental Health

Conditions
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Patient Engagement, Stress, Loneliness, Quality of Life

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: myHealthHub
* Device: TV-only


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Quantitative Component: Inclusion Criteria: ≥60 years old Admitted to non-surgical hospital unit Speak English or French Capable of giving consent Exclusion Criteria: Delirium Active suicidal ideation Moderate/severe dementia diagnosis Qualitative Component: Inclusion Criteria: Participants from quantitative component Hospital staff, nurses, clinicians facilitative use of the service ≥18 years old Speak English or French Exclusion Criteria: • Hospital staff, nurses, clinicians who do not have experience with the service

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention: myHealthHub<br> | Device: myHealthHub<br>* myHealthHub is a multimodal patient engagement platform delivered on bedside terminals to provide hospital inpatients with social connection, meal ordering services, entertainment (TV, etc.), and access to medical care team.<br>|
| Active Comparator: Active control: TV-only<br> | Device: TV-only<br>* myHealthHub device equipped with the TV-only entertainment option.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Changes in Loneliness | Loneliness measured by the UCLA 3-item Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3). This is a 3-item scale with scores ranging from 3-9, with higher scores indicating greater severity of loneliness. | Baseline, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 5 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Changes in Stress | Stress measured by Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). This is a 14-item scale with scores ranging from 0-56, with higher scores indicating greater severity of stress. | Baseline, day 3, day 5 | 
| Changes in Patient Engagement | Patient engagement measured by Patient Activation Measure-13 (PAM-13). This is a 13-question scale. | Baseline, day 3, day 5 | 
| Changes in Quality of Life in Older Adults | Quality of life which will be measured by the Euro-Quality of Life (EQ-5D). This is a 5-component scale including mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. | Baseline, day 3, day 5 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Older adults, Hospital Inpatients, Technology