Frailty
Conditions
Brief summary
The present study is designed to to estimate the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty and their associated factors in community-dwelling populations aged 50 years and above in Hong Kong, and to explore the views of participants taking part in a community health talks or activities on frailty about what the participants felt or had gained from participating, concerns, and suggestions for change or improvement. A survey of 15000 people aged 50 years or older identified in community facilities will be conducted. The participants will be invited to their affiliated centres for a brief screening using the FRAIL scale and assessment. A series of community health talks or activities on frailty will be offered to the participants based on the frailty status.Questionnaire and screening tools will be administered by trained researchers.
Detailed description
A 30-month community survey will be conducted, and the survey will be divided into three phases, namely study preparation and subject recruitment (6 months), data collection (18 months), and data entry and analysis (6 months). A survey of 15000 people aged 50 years or older identified in community facilities (e.g., neighbourhood elderly centre, social centre for the elderly) will be conducted. The participants will be invited to their affiliated centres for a brief screening using the FRAIL scale and assessment. A series of community health talks or activities on frailty will be offered to the participants based on the frailty status. Questionnaire and screening tools will be administered by trained researchers. The primary outcome will be the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty. Secondary outcomes will cover physical performance measures including hand-grip strength and 5-chair stand test. Anthropometric and demographic data will also be collected using standardized methods and questionnaires respectively. Views of participants taking part in a community health talks or activities on frailty about what the participants felt or had gained from participating, concerns, and suggestions for change or improvement will be explored by client satisfaction questionnaires.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHealth screening, community health talks or activities on frailty
Screening for frailty using the FRAIL scale to categorize participant's status as robust, prefrail and frail. A series of community health talks or activities on frailty will be provided to each category of participants for the prevention or management of frailty.
Sponsors
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* People aged 50 years or older * Chinese origin * Normally reside in Hong Kong * Could speak and understand Chinese * Willing to follow the study procedures
Exclusion criteria
-Live in a residential aged care facility
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frailty status | 1 day (Once only at screening) | Frailty status (i.e. robust, prefrail or frail) measured using the frailty scale (FRAIL) in which unabbreviated scale name is unavailable for this scale. Frailty scores from 0 to 5 (i.e., 1 point for each component; 0 = best to 5 = worst) and represent robust (0), pre-frail (1-2), and frail (3-5) health status. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Handgrip strength | 1 day (Once only at screening) | Handgrip strength measured using a dynamometer |
| 5 chair stands | 1 day (Once only at screening) | Muscle endurance in the lower extremities - Participant will be required to rise from a chair a total of 5 times, as quickly as they could, with arms across their chest. The amount of time required to complete all 5 repetitions will be recorded. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Systolic blood pressure | 1 day (Once only at screening) | Systolic blood pressure in mmHg measured using standardized method |
| Weight | 1 day (Once only at screening) | Weight in kilogram measured using standardized method |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 1 day (Once only at screening) | Diastolic blood pressure in mmHg measured using standardized method |
| Height | 1 day (Once only at screening) | Height in centimeter measured using standardized method |
| Waist circumference | 1 day (Once only at screening) | Waist circumference in centimeter measured using standardized method |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed