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Frailty in Daily Practice: Screening, Consultation and Education Activities

NCT04139837 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 5951

Last updated 2022-05-26

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Summary

The present study is designed to to estimate the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty and their associated factors in community-dwelling populations aged 50 years and above in Hong Kong, and to explore the views of participants taking part in a community health talks or activities on frailty about what the participants felt or had gained from participating, concerns, and suggestions for change or improvement.

A survey of 15000 people aged 50 years or older identified in community facilities will be conducted. The participants will be invited to their affiliated centres for a brief screening using the FRAIL scale and assessment. A series of community health talks or activities on frailty will be offered to the participants based on the frailty status.Questionnaire and screening tools will be administered by trained researchers.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Health screening, community health talks or activities on frailty

Screening for frailty using the FRAIL scale to categorize participant's status as robust, prefrail and frail. A series of community health talks or activities on frailty will be provided to each category of participants for the prevention or management of frailty.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jean Woo, MD · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-03
Primary Completion
2022-04-30
Completion
2022-05-25

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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