Turkish Validity and Reliability of the Social Frailty Index

Turkish Validity and Reliability of the Social Frailty Index in the Older Adults

The aim was to examine the validity and reliability of the Social Frailty Index in Turkish among older adults. 65 years and above older adults will be included included in the study. Older adults who agree to participate in the study will first be administered the Hodkinson Mental Test. Those who score 6 points and above will be included in the study. To evaluate the validity of the "Social Frailty Index", Social Inclusion Scale, Older people's quality of life-brief (OPQOL-brief) and Lubben Social Network Scale will be applied to the participants. To determine the reliability of the "Social Frailty Index", older adults who do not receive any treatment will be tested and re-tested at one-week intervals.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Quality of Life; Frailty; Elderly
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Social Frailty Index

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 186
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Merkez
    • Usak, Merkez, Turkey, 64200
      • Elif Gur Kabul

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Getting a score of 6 or above on the Hodkinson Mental Test

Exclusion Criteria:

• -Having another chronic disease that can cause pain
• Having a neurological disease
• Being blind
• Having an orthopedic, neurological or mental disability

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group; 65 years and above older adults	Other: Social Frailty Index; Social Frailty Index will be applied twice, one week apart.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Social Frailty Index	Social Frailty Index included age, gender and eight social predictors	10 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Socıal Inclusıon Scale	It consists of 22 items	10 minutes
Older people's quality of life-brief (OPQOL-brief)	It consists of 13 items	8 minutes
Lubben Social Network Scale	It consists of 6 items	5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pamukkale University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 25, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 20, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): March 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 24, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 24, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): March 1, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 25, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 24, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Frailty
• Other Study ID Numbers: SFI-TR

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No