A Phone Reassurance Elderly Project (PREP) for Connecting Elders and Youth: Training, Communication, Health Knowledge Transfer
A Phone Reassurance Elderly Project (PREP) for Connecting Elders and Youth: Training, Communication, Health Knowledge Transfer
The project aims to implement a phone reassurance for elders with a group of inter-professional service-learning team to provide healthcare service.
Grantee
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Project Type
Research
Project Nature
Healthcare
Major Beneficiaries
Elderly
Approved Funding Amount
HK$400,000
Funding Period (months)
12
Status
Completed
Impact / Expected Impact
In this project, students will be given the opportunities to learn through practice in transferring accurate and valid health knowledge. Meanwhile, loneliness of elders will be reduced by creating deeper interactions in conversations. An age-friendly and cohesive community will be built to connect the two generations. Health knowledge for both youth and elderly will be enhanced.