J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2012 Jun;23(2):201-211. 10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.2.201.

Evaluation of the Effects of a Frailty Preventing Multi-factorial Program Concentrated on Local Communities for High-risk Younger and Older Elderly People

• Lee IS
• Ko Y
• Lee KO
• Yim ES

• KMID: 2292809
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.2.201

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a local community based multi-factorial program for high-risk younger and older elderly people.
METHODS
The quasi-experimental research design (pretest-post test) was employed. Participants were recruited in Seoul and a total of 98 elders completed an 8-week multi-factorial program for preventing frailty. Descriptive statistics, chi2-test and GLM were used in the data analysis with SPSS/WIN 15.0.
RESULTS
The high-risk elderly people in the younger and older stages showed differences in IADL, TUG and BMI, and after being provided with the multi-factorial program for preventing frailty, some effects were shown on improving the total score of frailty, a physical function, TUG, BMI, depression, subjective feeling of health, and social interaction.
CONCLUSION
The 8-week multi-factorial program for preventing frailty had positive effects on improving physical, emotional and social functions of the high-risk elderly people. It is necessary to evaluate the effects after individual intervention as well as group intervention and to evaluate the effects of the program by setting a control group in the future.

Keyword

Frail elderly; Prevention; Community

MeSH Terms

Aged
Depression
Frail Elderly
Humans
Research Design
Statistics as Topic

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