Frailty, Fitness, and Quality of Life Outcomes of a Healthy and Productive Aging Program (GrandMove) for Older Adults With Frailty or Prefrailty: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exercise interventions can reverse frailty. However, their scalability and sustainability are limited by manpower, which is reducing due to population aging. GrandMove is a program that combines healthy and productive aging strategies to (1) train and employ robust older adults as exercise coaches and (2) improve fitness and motivate the adoption of an exercise habit in older adults with frailty and prefrailty.

Objective

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of GrandMove in improving frailty, fitness, and quality of life in older adults with frailty and prefrailty.

Methods

This cluster randomized controlled trial recruited older adults with frailty and prefrailty (N=390) living in the community. The 18-month exercise program consisted of thr

SUBMITTER: Tang JYM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12094531 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature