Home-Based Frailty Prevention Program for Older Women Participants of Kayoi-No-Ba during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Feasibility Study

Ryota Watanabe, Masayo Kojima, Mikako Yasuoka, Chieko Kimura, Koto Kamiji, Takahiro Otani, Shoko Tsujimura, Hitomi Fujita, Akane Nogimura, Sae Ozeki, Aiko Osawa and Hidenori Arai
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Ryota Watanabe: Department of Frailty Research, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan
Masayo Kojima: Department of Frailty Research, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan
Mikako Yasuoka: Department of Frailty Research, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan
Chieko Kimura: Senior Care Division, Welfare Department, Handa City, Handa 475-8666, Aichi, Japan
Koto Kamiji: Department of Frailty Research, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan
Takahiro Otani: Department of Frailty Research, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan
Shoko Tsujimura: Department of Frailty Research, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan
Hitomi Fujita: Department of Frailty Research, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan
Akane Nogimura: Department of Frailty Research, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan
Sae Ozeki: Department of Frailty Research, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan
Aiko Osawa: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hospital, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan
Hidenori Arai: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 11, 1-12

Abstract: This study presents a single-arm intervention that aimed to determine the feasibility of a three-month home-based exercise program to prevent the progression of frailty during COVID-19. We recruited four groups of Kayoi-no-ba, or community salons for frailty prevention, and a total of 69 community-dwelling older women who belonged to one of the Kayoi-no-ba in a preliminary study for a follow-up study. The intervention program was developed on the basis of the 5A approach, and the focus group by the volunteer leaders of Kayoi-no-ba. We adapted the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Home Exercise Program for Older People for 10-min daily home-based exercise. For feasibility outcomes, 91.3% of the participants completed the intervention program, whereas the percentage of exercise performed was 86.5% during the intervention period. For health-related outcomes, the five times sit-to-stand test exhibited significant improvement after the intervention. The results of feasibility outcomes indicate that the program may be feasible due to the high rates of completion and exercise performed. Additionally, improvement was noted for the health indicators of the five times sit-to-stand test, which may help prevent frailty. The feasibility trial has provided the necessary data to design a future-cluster randomized controlled trial.

Keywords: resistance training; five times sit-to-stand test; National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Home Exercise Program for Older People; home-based exercise (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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