Secondary outcome measures
Frailty, Sarcopenia
SECONDARY, SARCOPENIA
The secondary outcome measures were:Physical activity levels measured using the Community Health Model Activities Programme for Seniors (CHAMPS) questionnaire [Activities of daily living measure using the modified Barthel Index [Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L) [Sarcopenia measure using the Strength, Assistance with walking, Rising from chair, Climbing stars and Falls (SARC-F) questionnaire [Frailty measure using the Program of Research to Integrate Services for the Maintenance of Autonomy (PRISMA-7) screening tool [The cost of training a volunteer. This was estimated through calculating resource expenses for each volunteer, including provision of training booklets and exercise equipment, and costing the trainers time to conduct training, fidelity checks, and volunteer support meetings.All outcome measures were recorded at baseline and repeated at 6 months. A descriptor for each of the outcome measures applied is available in our published protocol. Data collection was performed by a post-doctoral researcher (SJM) who is trained in administering these assessments.