Abstract
This study investigated the incidence of frailty and sarcopenia in participants in a year-round care prevention program and examined the factors related to prefrailty. There were 114 participants (82 women and 32 men) who were registered in the care prevention program held by the city of Ibaraki. Care prevention program participation status,physical function, muscle mass, and higher living functions were investigated and evaluation of sarcopenia frailty was carried out. Furthermore, factors relatedtoprefrailtywere analyzed using logistic regression analysis. The survey results showed prefrailty in 39.4%,frailty in 0.8%, presarcopenia in 31.5%, and sarcopenia in 4.3% of participants. Logistic regression analysis showed that life management score which is the lower area of the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence, and hospital history in the past year were the factors most related to prefrailty. In conclusion, participants in the yearround care prevention program had a low incidence of frailty and sarcopenia. The results suggest that prefrailty prevention efforts should be focused on health condition and life management ability.
