Targeting Osteosarcopaenia and Multimorbidity for Frailty Prevention

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Nursing home or dormitory resident
• •2. Non-resident status in Singapore (e.g. foreign worker, tourist, temporary visit pass)
• •3. Impairments affecting understanding of questionnaires and tasks: e.g. severe deafness, severe visual impairment and severe /global aphasia,
• •4. Presence of active fractures, dislocations, non-weight bearing status, burns, unhealed wounds, active skin infections/eczema and agitated behaviour or delirium
• •5. Anticipated life expectancy \< 1 year
• •6. Presence of tracheostomy, ventilator, renal dialysis, end-organ failure
• •7. Patients with disorders of consciousness.
• •8. Pregnant or lactating participants
• •For Knee Osteoarthritis patients only:
• •9. Alternative diagnosis to knee OA e.g. Referred pain from hip or spine.
• •10. Other forms of knee arthritis eg. Inflammatory, post traumatic
• •11. Previous knee arthroplasty