The disability scores
in the intervention and control groups were 2.3 and 2.8,
respectively, at baseline; 2.0 and 3.6, respectively, at 7
months (p ! 0.01), and 2.7 and 4.2, respectively, at 12
months (p ! 0.05). However, the benefit of intervention
was only observed among participants with moderate
frailty and not those with severe frailty. The frequency
of admission to a nursing home did not differ significantly between the two groups. This home-based program was shown to be able to reduce the progression of
functional decline among physically frail elderly people