Frail2Fit study: it was feasible and acceptable for volunteers to deliver a remote health intervention to older adults with frailty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity (PA) and good nutrition are key to maintaining independence and reversing frailty among older adults.

Objective

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of training volunteers to deliver a remote multimodal intervention to older people with frailty after hospital discharge.

Design

Quasi-experimental mixed-methods feasibility study.

Setting, and participants

Twenty-seven older adults (mean age 80 years, 15 female) with frailty (Clinical Frailty Status ≥5) were enrolled from a National Health Service South England hospital, UK.

Intervention

Volunteers were trained to deliver a 3-month intervention, comprising exercise, behaviour change, and nutrition guidance in a group, or one-to-one, using telephone or online platforms.<

SUBMITTER: Meredith SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12519248 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature