Housing is always a big concerns for those living in Hong Kong. Indeed, it take more than 7 years for residents to allocate a Public Rental Housing. Thus, many non-government organizations, operate transitional housing to those needed. Residents in transitional housing are older adults above 65 years old, and, may suffer from health problems, that include chronic illness, arthritis, chronic pain, and psychosocial distress. Also, they are living with limited income, and have neglected in the inclusion of health promotion services that are mostly located in the central business district. This pilot study aimed to develop and refine a Green Oasis (GO) website. The objectives were to increase health awareness, promote physical activities, and enhance transitional housing residents' happiness and quality of life. There were eight residents approached and participated in the development process of the GO website. Participants were invited to share their ideas and suggestions for the website features, physical activities, and gardening tasks. The study used a pre-post design with assessments at baseline and after the intervention (the GO). We used standardized questionnaires to measure health and wellness outcomes, including the happiness scale, quality of life, activities of daily living, and physical activity questionnaire. Participants’ had improvements in subjective happiness, quality of life, daily living activities, and physical activity levels, indicated improvements in physical and psychological well-being. Also, they provide very positive comments and feedback regarding the website’s usability and engagement features. This allow us to further move on to develop the GO.

Authors:
Mimi Tse, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong

About the Presenter(s)
Prof Mimi Tse is currently a Profession in School of Nursing & Health Sciences
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Kowloon, Hong Kong

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