A community-based, medical student-led walking and education program was associated with a reduction in frailty levels among adults with elevated frailty.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Frailty reflects the accumulation of health deficits that an individual develops over their lifespan. Walk with a Future Doc (WWAFD) is a medical student-led, community-based education and walking program. We examine the impact of a 12-week WWAFD program on lowering the frailty levels in a New Brunswick community and if the effects of the program would be specific to those with higher pre-WWAFD frailty levels.

Methods

Eighty participants (age: 41-85 years; 51 female individuals) were recruited from the YMCA in New Brunswick (Canada) via word-of-mouth, social media, and consulting local physicians. The inclusion criteria were broad. All community members were welcome to attend the program, but only those over age 18 and those that attended ≥6/12 walks were included

SUBMITTER: O'Brien MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12685861 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature