Effectiveness of a nurse-led, community-based frailty prevention program for prefrail older adults: a pragmatic quasi-experimental trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prefrail older adults face a higher risk of progressing to frailty, and preventing this progression may reduce mortality. However, evidence on the effectiveness of nurse-led, community-based programs with an integrated approach remains limited. We aimed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse-led frailty prevention (NurFP) program in prefrail older adults living in the community. The program was developed based on an ecological framework that addresses frailty risk factors and corresponding intervention strategies across intrapersonal, interpersonal, and community levels, and incorporates a nurse-led multidisciplinary approach.

Methods

A mixed-methods, quasi-experimental, pragmatic trial was conducted using a pretest-posttest design over a 12-week int

SUBMITTER: Lee DO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12817711 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature