Salutogenic Frailty Prevention Program for Women Aged 55 Years and Over (SAFRAPP)

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Frailty Syndrome; Frailty; Sense of Coherence; Salutogenesis

Treatments: Behavioral: Salutogenic Frailty Prevention Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04787432

IU-Cerrahpasa

Details and patient eligibility

About

Frailty is a condition of reduced the capacity in multiple body systems and causing adverse outcomes because of decreasing the ability to cope with stressors. Female sex, the changes of the body imposed by ageing, and coping strategies for stressors are causal mechanisms in the development of frailty. This project is designed with the salutogenic model that is focused on the concepts of health, stress, and coping. The aim of this project is to assess the effect of Salutogenic Frailty Prevention Program on promoting sense of coherence and preventing the development of frailty in women aged 55 years and over

Enrollment: 84 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 55+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Willing to participate in the study
• Woman aged 55 years and over
• Pre-frail (Total FRAIL scale score 1 or 2)
• Has Internet access

Exclusion criteria

• To be semi-dependent and dependent according to the Katz Daily Activities Activity Scale
• To have any cognitive, psychiatric and neurological disorders
• To have any surgical operation in the past 3 month
• Communication barrier (due to hearing/vision impairment)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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84 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental: SAFRAPP Intervention Participants in this group will receive a 6-week SAFRAPP intervention, comprising of laughter yoga, health education and case management. SAFRAPP will be conducted on social media (Facebook and WhatsApp).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Salutogenic Frailty Prevention Program

Control Grup

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will not receive any intervention during the study. Participants in the control group will take the same program after the study is completed.