Table 1.
Participants’ demographic and clinical profile
| Variables (N = 380) | Mean (SD) / n (%) |
|---|---|
| Dependent variable | |
| Frailty (FRAIL, possible range 0–5) | 0 (1)a |
| 0 | 249 (65.5) |
| 1 | 78 (20.5) |
| 2 | 36 (9.5) |
| 3 | 16 (4.2) |
| 4 | 1 (0.3) |
| Frailty classification | |
| Robust | 249 (65.5) |
| Pre-frail | 114 (30.0) |
| Frail | 17 (4.5) |
| Independent variables | |
| Physical activity (RAPA, possible range: 0–7) | 4.7 (1.7) |
| Technology acceptance (STAM-14, possible range 14–140] | 94.8 (19.8) |
| Covariates | |
| Age in years | 66.5 (5.5) |
| No. of falls in the last 12 months | 0.59 (1.18) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 162 (42.6) |
| Female | 218 (57.4) |
| Educational level | |
| Tertiary | 127 (33.4) |
| Secondary | 142 (37.4) |
| Primary | 111 (29.2) |
| Financial status | |
| Much more than enough | 12 (3.2) |
| More than enough | 119 (31.3) |
| Enough | 194 (51.1) |
| Not enough | 50 (13.2) |
| Much less than enough | 5 (1.3) |
| Co-living status | |
| Live alone | 56 (14.7) |
| Live with partner/spouse | 198 (52.1) |
| Live with family | 126 (33.2) |
| History of COVID-19 | |
| Yes | 1 (0.3) |
| No | 379 (99.7) |
| Severity of COVID-19 in the living area | |
| Not severe | 232 (62.1) |
| Mild | 120 (31.6) |
| Moderate | 22 (5.8) |
| Severe | 6 (1.6) |
| Social network (LSNS-6, possible range 0-30) | 11.9 (5.6) |
| Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9, possible range 0–27) | 3.4 (3.5) |
COVD-19 Coronavirus Disease of 2019, RAPA Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity scale, LSNS-6 Lubben Social Network Scale-Six items scale, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-Nine items scale, STEAM-14 Senior Technology Acceptance Model-14 items scale, FRAIL Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illnesses, and loss of Weight scale
aThe values represent a median (inter-quartile range)