Frailty
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm, single-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial. Experimental group: 55 elderly people at risk of frailty participated in an educational and behavioral intervention, mediated by
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Piauí
Universidade Federal do Piauí
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 74 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elderly; be between 60 and 74 years old; assisted in the selected Basic Health Units; with preserved cognitive ability according to the Mini-Mental State Examination.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly people with hearing, visual or speech deficits that prevented the application of the instruments; vulnerable elderly people who had sequelae that influenced daily life activities; history of lower extremity and/or spinal fractures in the last six months; closed medical diagnosis of mental disorder; elderly people participating in another educational health intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected Outcome 1 - Assess the increase in the capacity for self-efficacy using the Scale to Assess Self-Care Ability (EACAC), a Likert-type instrument, in which the scores of each item ranged from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) ;Outcome Found 1 - Assess the increase in self-efficacy capacity using the Scale to Assess Self-Care Ability (EACAC), a Likert-type instrument, in which the scores of each item ranged from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected Outcome 1 - Assess the increased sense of self-efficacy using a readiness ruler, in which scores range from zero to 10;Result found 1 - Assess the increase in the sense of self-efficacy using a readiness ruler, in which the scores range from zero to 10;Expected Outcome 2 - Identify the improvement in self-perception of health through the question: “In general, compared to other people of your age, how would you consider your current health status?”, categorized in the following options of response: positive perception (categories “excellent”, “very good” and “good”) and negative negative perception (categories “regular”, “bad” and “very bad”).;Outcome 2 - Identify the improvement in self-perception of health through the question: “In general, compared to other people of your age, how would you consider your current health status?”, categorized in the following options of response: positive perception (categories “excellent”, “very good” and “good”) and negative negative perception (categories “regular”, “bad” and “very bad”);Expected Outcome 3 - Identify the improvement in readiness for change through the question: “In relation to your healthy aging behavior...”, having the following response options based on the five stages of readiness for change: 1 - I do not consider the possibility of change, I don't even care about this issue (pre-contemplation); 2 - I admit the problem and consider adopting changes eventually (contemplation); 3 - I initiated some changes, planned, created conditions to change and reviewed past attempts (preparation); 4 - Implemented environmental and behavioral changes; and invest time and energy in executing that change (action); 5 – I continue to implement environmental and behavioral changes to maintain gains and prevent relapse (maintenance); 6 – Failed to maintain healthy habits and returned to previous habits and behaviors (relapse).;Outcome found 3 - Identify the improvement in readiness for change through the question: “In re | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCynthia Roberta Torres Silva
Universidade Federal do Piauí
Outcome results
None listed