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This study focuses on the "Strength-based Tailored-Exercise Program at Home (STEP@Home)" aimed at improving health outcomes for geriatric patients at risk of hospitalization-associated functional decline. It is a sequential mixed-method study that combines quantitative and qualitative approaches.
The research is a pilot study to develop the STEP@Home intervention, integrating a strength-based, tailored exercise regimen for elderly patients post-hospital discharge. It addresses hospitalization-associated functional decline (HAFD) by engaging patients in sustainable self-practice of physical exercises at home. The study employs empowerment strategies, lifestyle-integrated functional exercises, and optimized tele-platform use to maximize therapeutic benefits. By focusing on empowering patients through sustainable self-practice of physical exercises at home, it aims to enhance physical functions and improve health-related quality of life. The study also has significant real-world implications, potentially offering a scalable, effective solution for the broader geriatric population to manage HAFD, thereby reducing healthcare costs and improving overall well-being. The research intends to assess the program's impact on physical functions and health-related quality of life, utilizing a sequential mixed-method approach for a comprehensive evaluation.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| STEP@Home Intervention | Experimental | This arm involves participants undergoing the 20-week STEP@Home multi-component exercise training program. The program is designed to recondition the functional status of older adults in the post-discharge period and develop long-term exercise engagement. |
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| Usual care | Active Comparator | Participants in this group receive the usual post-discharge care provided in the hospital setting, including general education on medication, disease-related self-care, and regular medical follow-ups. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| STEP@Home Intervention | Behavioral | STEP@Home is a multi-component exercise program designed for prefrail older adults that incorporates active strategies to promote long-term engagement. The optimal level of training is 45-60 minutes of exercise three times per week for at least 20 weeks. For prefrailty management, emphasis is placed on balancing and resistance training (around 15-20 min each) to improve muscle strength and gross mobility and prevent falls. Aerobic and flexibility exercises (10 min each) are also included to improve fitness and walking pace. Sixteen training tasks, including but not limited to those recommended by Vivifrail, for each exercise component (namely, resistance, balance, flexibility and aerobic training) will be adopted. A training manual with step-by-step illustrations of each task in pictures and text will be provided to the subjects, together with a set of simple, easy-to-access equipment (water bottle, elastic band and weight-bearing belt) to support task fulfilment. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The 5-item FRAIL Scale (FS) | measuring frailty status based on the five phenotypes including fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness and recent weight loss. With one point assigned to each phenotype, a total score of 0 indicates 'robust,' 1-2 'prefrail' and 3-5 'frail' with good validity. | Baseline |
| The 5-item FRAIL Scale (FS) | measuring frailty status based on the five phenotypes including fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness and recent weight loss. With one point assigned to each phenotype, a total score of 0 indicates 'robust,' 1-2 'prefrail' and 3-5 'frail' with good validity. | 10th week |
| The 5-item FRAIL Scale (FS) | measuring frailty status based on the five phenotypes including fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness and recent weight loss. With one point assigned to each phenotype, a total score of 0 indicates 'robust,' 1-2 'prefrail' and 3-5 'frail' with good validity. | 20th week |
| The 5-item FRAIL Scale (FS) | measuring frailty status based on the five phenotypes including fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness and recent weight loss. With one point assigned to each phenotype, a total score of 0 indicates 'robust,' 1-2 'prefrail' and 3-5 'frail' with good validity. | 28th week |
| The 11-item Edmonton Frail Scale | supplementing the FS by providing more comprehensive coverage to capture frailty severity (e.g., functional independence and performance, general health status, mood) on a continuous scale. | Baseline |
| The 11-item Edmonton Frail Scale |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The Life Space Assessment (LSA-C) | capturing mobility level of relatively independent prefrail older adults in everyday activities. It assesses the level of mobility at five life-space levels in the past 4 weeks: living room other than the bedroom, ii) outside the house, iii) the neighborhood (within 800m of home), iv) outside the neighborhood (within 8km) and v) outside the town (beyond 16km). Example locations representing various distances from subjects' homes will be provided to facilitate the responses. The LSA-C has reliability of 0.88, with good criterion and construct validity. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Doris Sau Fung YU, PhD | The University of Hong Kong | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
Only study investigators and research assistants involved in the study will have access to the data.
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| ID | Term |
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| D000073496 | Frailty |
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| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| Usual care | Behavioral | Usual Care Activities will be provided by the elderly community center such as dementia or caregiver supporting service. They will be allowed to use the regular service provided such services are not related to physical activity or exercise training. |
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supplementing the FS by providing more comprehensive coverage to capture frailty severity (e.g., functional independence and performance, general health status, mood) on a continuous scale.
| 10th week |
| The 11-item Edmonton Frail Scale | supplementing the FS by providing more comprehensive coverage to capture frailty severity (e.g., functional independence and performance, general health status, mood) on a continuous scale. | 20th week |
| The 11-item Edmonton Frail Scale | supplementing the FS by providing more comprehensive coverage to capture frailty severity (e.g., functional independence and performance, general health status, mood) on a continuous scale. | 28th week |
| The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) | combing a balance test, gait velocity and chair stand to reflect the functional capacity of older adults.21 Its score range is 0-12 in an ascending trend toward increased functional status.The SPPB has good predictive validity against functional decline, rehospitalization and mortality in older adults. | Baseline |
| The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) | combing a balance test, gait velocity and chair stand to reflect the functional capacity of older adults.21 Its score range is 0-12 in an ascending trend toward increased functional status.The SPPB has good predictive validity against functional decline, rehospitalization and mortality in older adults. | 10th week |
| The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) | combing a balance test, gait velocity and chair stand to reflect the functional capacity of older adults.21 Its score range is 0-12 in an ascending trend toward increased functional status.The SPPB has good predictive validity against functional decline, rehospitalization and mortality in older adults. | 20th week |
| The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) | combing a balance test, gait velocity and chair stand to reflect the functional capacity of older adults.21 Its score range is 0-12 in an ascending trend toward increased functional status.The SPPB has good predictive validity against functional decline, rehospitalization and mortality in older adults. | 28th week |
| Baseline |
| The Life Space Assessment (LSA-C) | capturing mobility level of relatively independent prefrail older adults in everyday activities. It assesses the level of mobility at five life-space levels in the past 4 weeks: living room other than the bedroom, ii) outside the house, iii) the neighborhood (within 800m of home), iv) outside the neighborhood (within 8km) and v) outside the town (beyond 16km). Example locations representing various distances from subjects' homes will be provided to facilitate the responses. The LSA-C has reliability of 0.88, with good criterion and construct validity. | 10th week |
| The Life Space Assessment (LSA-C) | capturing mobility level of relatively independent prefrail older adults in everyday activities. It assesses the level of mobility at five life-space levels in the past 4 weeks: living room other than the bedroom, ii) outside the house, iii) the neighborhood (within 800m of home), iv) outside the neighborhood (within 8km) and v) outside the town (beyond 16km). Example locations representing various distances from subjects' homes will be provided to facilitate the responses. The LSA-C has reliability of 0.88, with good criterion and construct validity. | 20th week |
| The Life Space Assessment (LSA-C) | capturing mobility level of relatively independent prefrail older adults in everyday activities. It assesses the level of mobility at five life-space levels in the past 4 weeks: living room other than the bedroom, ii) outside the house, iii) the neighborhood (within 800m of home), iv) outside the neighborhood (within 8km) and v) outside the town (beyond 16km). Example locations representing various distances from subjects' homes will be provided to facilitate the responses. The LSA-C has reliability of 0.88, with good criterion and construct validity. | 28th week |
| European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Level Version (EuroQoL-5D-5L) | assessing Health-Related Quality of Life and generating the utility score for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. It comprises a 5-level response set (5-L), including mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression, and a 0-100 visual analogue scale to measure perceived health. | Baseline |
| European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Level Version (EuroQoL-5D-5L) | assessing Health-Related Quality of Life and generating the utility score for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. It comprises a 5-level response set (5-L), including mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression, and a 0-100 visual analogue scale to measure perceived health. | 10th week |
| European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Level Version (EuroQoL-5D-5L) | assessing Health-Related Quality of Life and generating the utility score for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. It comprises a 5-level response set (5-L), including mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression, and a 0-100 visual analogue scale to measure perceived health. | 20th week |
| European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Level Version (EuroQoL-5D-5L) | assessing Health-Related Quality of Life and generating the utility score for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. It comprises a 5-level response set (5-L), including mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression, and a 0-100 visual analogue scale to measure perceived health. | 28th week |
| Unplanned hospital readmissions | will be monitored for a period of 32 weeks via the Hospital Authority Clinical Management System. Information on the date of admission, total length of stay and index diagnosis of admission will be retrieved. The research nurse will also ask the subjects about admissions to private hospitals. | Baseline |
| Unplanned hospital readmissions | will be monitored for a period of 32 weeks via the Hospital Authority Clinical Management System. Information on the date of admission, total length of stay and index diagnosis of admission will be retrieved. The research nurse will also ask the subjects about admissions to private hospitals. | 10th week |
| Unplanned hospital readmissions | will be monitored for a period of 32 weeks via the Hospital Authority Clinical Management System. Information on the date of admission, total length of stay and index diagnosis of admission will be retrieved. The research nurse will also ask the subjects about admissions to private hospitals. | 20th week |
| Unplanned hospital readmissions | will be monitored for a period of 32 weeks via the Hospital Authority Clinical Management System. Information on the date of admission, total length of stay and index diagnosis of admission will be retrieved. The research nurse will also ask the subjects about admissions to private hospitals. | 28th week |