SingHealth Polyclinics - Functional Strength Building of Older Persons

Functional Strength Building of Older Persons (FABULOS)

The goal of this study is to find out if a 12-week exercise programme for pre-frail seniors will result in an improvement in physical performance measures.

Participants attended 12 group exercise sessions, lasting one hour each, and held once a week. Three of these sessions were be conducted remotely, via a video link that participants will follow at their own time. Physical performance measures were taken at the first and last sessions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 65 years or older, and
• Clinical Frailty score of 3 or 4.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Persons who had pre-existing medical contraindications to exercise OR
• clinical symptoms that rendered them unsuitable for physical activity as determined by their attending physician OR
• cognitive impairment affecting their ability to provide informed consent.