Resources for older adults and caregivers
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Safety
Keep your home safe and watch out for any potential hazards, such as tripping hazards, slippery floor, poor lighting, low seat, lack of firm hand support, etc.
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Diet
Choose a balanced diet to ensure sufficient nutrition, protein, calcium and vitamin D to keep your body healthy and strong.
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Exercise
Keep your body fit by doing regular exercises with a total of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activities each week. Do balance and strengthening exercises to keep you steady and fit!
Resources for Program facilitators and leaders
Program Booklet for participants
(available for all trained program facilitators/leaders)
Practice Guide for Program Facilitators and Leaders
Exercise Videos
(available for all trained program facilitators/leaders)
(available for all trained program facilitators/leaders)
Useful references:
Chen, C. Y., Gan, P., & How, C. H. (2018). Approach to frailty in the elderly in primary care and the community. Singapore Medical Journal, 59(5), 240-245. doi:10.11622/smedj.2018052
Dent, E., Lien, C., Lim, W. S., Wong, W. C., Wong, C. H., Ng, T. P., Woo, J., Dong, B., de la Vega, S., & Poi, P. J. H. (2017). The Asia-Pacific clinical practice guidelines for the management of frailty. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18(7), 564-575. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2017.04.018
Lee, S. Y., Goh, A., Tan, K., Choo, P. L., Ong, P. H., Wong, W. P., & Wee, S. L. (2021). Effectiveness of a community-delivered pneumatic machine resistance training programme (Gym Tonic) for older adults at neighbourhood senior centres–a randomized controlled trial. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 18(1), 1-12. doi:10.1186/s11556-021-00273-x
Merchant, R. A., Chen, M. Z., Tan, L. W. L., Lim, M. Y., Ho, H. K., & van Dam, R. M. (2017). Singapore Healthy Older People Everyday (HOPE) Study: Prevalence of frailty and associated factors in older adults. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18(8), 734.e9-734.e14. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2017.04.020
Ng, T. P., Feng, L., Nyunt, M. S. Z., Feng, L., Niti, M., Tan, B. Y., Chan, G., Khoo, S. A., Chan, S. M., & Yap, P. (2015). Nutritional, physical, cognitive, and combination interventions and frailty reversal among older adults: A randomized controlled trial. The American Journal of Medicine, 128(11), 1225-1236.e1. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.06.017
Xu, T., Clemson, L., O’Loughlin, K., Lannin, N. A., Dean, C., & Koh, G. (2020). The Stepping On after Stroke fall prevention program for community stroke survivors in Singapore: A feasibility study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 86(4), 366-375. doi:10.1177/0308022620946640
Relevant papers from the Say No To Frailty Project
Xu, T., Yeh, T., Ng, Y.J., Wong, W.R., Koh, S.J. (2023). Testing the effects of a Multicomponent Frailty Management Program for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore: A Feasibility Study. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2022-0084.
Xu., T. (2024). Falls prevention and frailty management in community-living older adults: Current challenges in community practices. Journal of Geriatric Medicine, 6(1): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.30564/jgm.v6i2.6339
Xu., T., Soh., S.L.H., Chua., C., Pearpilai., J., Wee., S.L. (2024). Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a multicomponent frailty management program “Say No To Frailty” in Singapore: A cluster-randomized controlled trial protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 107546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2024.107546
Lai, S. T., Tok, R., Tay, Y. Y., Tan, G. H. L., & Xu, T. (2024). Say No to Frailty: Insights for Frailty Management. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2024.2439210