Procedure
depression, dementia
The following information was collected at baseline: demographic characteristics (age, sex), anthropometric measures (height and weight), previous medical history, current medication usage, socioeconomic and cultural background information (e.g. employment, level of education, country of birth, years of residency in Australia) and falls history (number of falls in the past 12 months). To cross-check and to optimise accurate data collection, information about medical history, medication usage, dementia diagnosis, and falls history was also extracted from the participant’s medical record kept onsite.Participants underwent a comprehensive suite of measures at baseline, 12 and 24-weeks that included physical function (strength, balance, functional mobility) tests, psychosocial (quality of life, loneliness, depression) questionnaires, falls risk assessment and falls history assessments (details below).