Feasibility of a Multidisciplinary Student-Led Program to Improve Frailty in Nursing Home Residents

12-week intervention programme conducted by nursing students and students trained in Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport (CAFYD). Participants will receive weekly three sessions of 45-60 minutes. It will include physical exercise and occupational therapy sessions aimed at improving frailty and other related outcomes in the participating older adults through interdisciplinary collaboration and ongoing monitoring. Nursing students will implement personalised intervention programmes designed by a multidisciplinary team comprising CAFYD students, an occupational therapist, and nurses experienced in the care of older adults.

They will receive the standard care provided by the Andalusian Health Service as part of its portfolio of services offered to older adults residing in institutions, as well as the standard care provided by the institutions in which they live. As part of these services, older adults receive support such as accommodation, laundry, health promotion activities, health monitoring, assistance with activities of daily living, individual, group, and community social care, as well as means of communication with the outside world. The action plans or protocols established in care processes for older adults living in nursing homes do not include externally delivered multidisciplinary intervention programmes.