Testing the feasibility of a primary-care exercise intervention to prevent and reverse early frailty and build resilience in community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Resistance exercises have been shown to prevent and reverse frailty but their application in clinical practice is low. We wished to test the feasibility of an optimised exercise intervention for mild or pre-frailty in a primary-care setting and inform the design of a definitive randomised control trial.

Methods

The intervention was co-designed with eighteen older adults in two group workshops, informed by systematic review and meta-analysis. Eligible patients aged 65+, mildly frail or less, presenting to an Irish primary-care centre over 6 months from January 2020 were invited to participate. They were offered an exercise guide and educational discussion. Demographics, health indicators and frailty scores were recorded. Feasibility was assessed using the Bowen mod

SUBMITTER: Travers J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8943408 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature