The Hong Kong Council of Social Service is currently conducting the “Study on Old Age Lives of Singletons and Doubletons Elderly in Hong Kong”, which aims to understand the physical and mental wellbeing, social network, long term care needs of singleton and doubleton elderly through evidence-based research. We cordially invite your organization and service unit to help recruit and assist eligible interviewees to participate in the study. First 500 participants who complete the entire survey will receive a $50 restaurant cash coupon as gratitude.
Eligibility
1. Hong Kong residents who are 65-84 years old, could understand Cantonese or Mandarin, or could read Chinese
2. Currently living alone or living with spouse only
3. Not reside in elderly homes
How to participate in the study
1. Self-administered online survey (available in Chinese only)
It is greatly appreciated if service units could invite and assist eligible interviewees to take part in the study by filling in the online survey: https://bit.ly/3Y5ddc8
Or if service unit could help fill in the online survey for multiple eligible interviewees, please use this link instead: https://bit.ly/3RhlXtM
2. Participate in the survey through telephone interview (in Chinese only)
Eligible interviewees could also choose to make an appointment for telephone interview to complete the survey. Service units could invite and assist eligible interviewees to leave information and availability at this link: https://bit.ly/3DuVjb4 HKCSS colleague will later contact registered interviewees and conduct telephone interview.
Or service units could also gather information from multiple eligible interviewees, and register for the telephone interview in bulk via this link: https://forms.gle/7ZM9WxgfXGucfnfu8
3. Reserve HKCSS interviewers to conduct interviews at service center
Service units could reserve a team of interviewers from HKCSS to conduct interviews at service centers. For details, please contact Ms. Cora Chan to make appropriate arrangements.
Should there be any enquiries, please contact Ms. Cora Chan at 2876-2425, 9044-9268 (Whatsapp) or email [email protected].
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