The Co-Design/Co-Development and Evaluation of an Online Frailty Check Application for Older Adults

Participatory Action Research with Older Adults

Bibliographic Data

ID15469679
AuthorsBo‐Kyung Son (0000-0003-3501-5619, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, corresponding author), Bo-Kyung Son (0009-0002-2900-6871, The University of Tokyo), Takahiro Miura (0000-0002-7748-9567, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology), Ken-ichiro Yabu (0009-0004-9855-1632, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology), Yuka Sumikawa (0000-0003-3852-251X, University of Tokyo Health Sciences), Dongyool Kim (0000-0001-6779-8772, Tokyo University of Agriculture), Weida Lyu (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology), Yingxue Yang (0000-0001-9785-3613, The University of Tokyo), Moeko Tanaka (0009-0006-7035-130X, University of Tokyo Health Sciences), Tomoki Tanaka (0000-0002-0977-0998, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology), Yasuyo Yoshizawa (0000-0001-9091-4356, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology), Katsuya Iijima (0000-0003-1339-5681, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue12
Pages6101-6101
Publication date2023-06-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20126101
PMID37372688
OpenAlexW4380367262
LanguageEN
References cited39

Frailty is an age-related condition characterized by a decline in physical capacity with an increased vulnerability to stressors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was considerable progression in frailty in older adults. Therefore, an online frailty check (FC) is required for continuous screening, especially acceptable to older adults. We aimed to co-design/co-develop an online FC application with FC supporters who were facilitators in a pre-existing onsite FC program in the community. It consisted of a self-assessment of sarcopenia and an 11-item questionnaire assessing dietary, physical, and social behaviors. Opinions obtained from FC supporters (median 74.0 years) were categorized and implemented. The usability was assessed using the system usability scale (SUS). For both FC supporters and participants (n = 43), the mean score was 70.2 ± 10.3 points, which implied a "marginally high" acceptability and a "good" adjective range. Multiple regression analysis showed that the SUS score was significantly correlated with onsite-online reliability, even after adjusting for age, sex, education level, and ICT proficiency (b = 0.400, 95% CI: 0.243-1.951, p = 0.013). We also validated the online FC score, which showed a significant association between onsite and online FC scores (R = 0.670, p = 0.001). In conclusion, the online FC application is an acceptable and reliable tool to check frailty for community-dwelling older adults

Action (physics · Citizen journalism · Older people · Participatory action research · Participatory design · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Engineering · Frailty in Older Adults · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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