biostudies-literatureUnknown8(1)Fung MY<h4>Background</h4>During the COVID-19 pandemic, educational interventions have become necessary to prevent the spread of health-related misinformation among Hong Kong older adults. The primary objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of a student-led, telephone-delivered intervention to improve COVID-19-related health knowledge among Hong Kong older adults. The secondary objective was to evaluate the impact of the intervention on the student volunteers.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-five participants aged 65 or above who were able to communicate in Cantonese and had no hearing or cognitive impairments were recruited for this longitudinal pre-post-study from a community center in Hong Kong. The pilot telephone-delivered intervention consisted of five telephone call sessions conducted Pilot and feasibility studies228https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9535844biostudies-literatureFeasibility of a telephone-delivered educational intervention for knowledge transfer of COVID-19-related information to older adults in Hong Kong: a pre-post-pilot study.PMC9535844Lee YTALi JTSLee VWYWong MLFung MYLee YHNok Ng EEfalseFeasibility of a telephone-delivered educational intervention for knowledge transfer of COVID-19-related information to older adults in Hong Kong: a pre-post-pilot study.<h4>Background</h4>During the COVID-19 pandemic, educational interventions have become necessary to prevent the spread of health-related misinformation among Hong Kong older adults. The primary objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of a student-led, telephone-delivered intervention to improve COVID-19-related health knowledge among Hong Kong older adults. The secondary objective was to evaluate the impact of the intervention on the student volunteers.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-five participants aged 65 or above who were able to communicate in Cantonese and had no hearing or cognitive impairments were recruited for this longitudinal pre-post-study from a community center in Hong Kong. The pilot telephone-delivered intervention consisted of five telephone call sessions conducted 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Oct2026-04-12T19:28:09.664Z2025-02-19T00:27:04.602ZS-EPMC95358443620318610.1186/s40814-022-01169-y