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Measuring the effects of a nurse-led intervention on frailty status of older people living in the community in Ethiopia: A protocol for a quasi-experimental study
PLoS One, Vol.19(1), pp.1-18
2024
PMID: 38241265
Abstract
Background: The recent recognition of the multidimensional features of frailty has emphasised the need for individualised multicomponent interventions. In the context of sub-Saharan Africa, few studies have examined: a) the frailty status of the older population; b) the level of frailty and its health implications and; c) the impact of a nurse-led intervention to reduce frailty.
Objectives: This study aims to design, implement, and evaluate a nurse-led intervention to reduce frailty and associated health consequences among older people living in Ethiopia.
Methods: The study will be conducted on 68 older persons using a pre-, post-, and follow-up single-group quasi-experimental design. Residents of Ethiopia, >= 60 years and living in the community will be invited to participate in a 24-week program designed to decrease frailty and associated health consequences. Data will be collected at three-time points: baseline, immediately after the intervention, and 12 weeks post-intervention. To determine the effect of the intervention, changes in frailty, nutritional status, activities of daily living, depression and quality of life scores will be measured. To measure the effect of a nurse-led intervention on the level of frailty among older people a generalised linear model (GLM) using repeated measures ANOVA will be used. Statistical significances will be set at p-values < 0.05.
Discussion: The results of this study will determine the impact of a nurse-led intervention to reduce frailty amongst community-dwelling older people living in Ethiopia. The results of this study will inform the development of future interventions designed to reduce frailty in lower-income countries.
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- Title
- Measuring the effects of a nurse-led intervention on frailty status of older people living in the community in Ethiopia: A protocol for a quasi-experimental study
- Authors
- Ayele Semachew Kasa (Corresponding Author) - University of WollongongPeta Drury - University of WollongongHui-Chen (Rita) Chang - University of WollongongShu-Chun Lee - Taipei Medical UniversityVictoria Traynor - University of Wollongong
- Publication details
- PLoS One, Vol.19(1), pp.1-18
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0296166
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- PMID
- 38241265
- Copyright note
- © 2024 Kasa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
- Data Availability
- No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study. All relevant data from this study will be made available upon study completion.
- Grant note
- This work was supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship in the form of University Postgraduate Award (UPA) as a student stipend.
- Organisation Unit
- Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Health - Nursing
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991154835502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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