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Healthwatch Essex Survey Frailty & Falls in North East Essex

On behalf of the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEEICB), Healthwatch Essex are launching a project on the topic of frailty (defined as something that impacts someone's overall resilience and their ability to bounce back and recover from illness and injury) among residents of Colchester and Tendring, with a particular focus on fall prevention and how it can be potentially avoided through lifestyle change. As part of our project, we have designed a survey to find out about your experiences of using local NHS and community sector services for support. Please help us by taking a few minutes to complete the survey below, and help us make positive change. Your voice is important! For further information, or to share your story, please contact the project lead Mel at Healthwatch Essex at [email protected] or call 07907 860739‬‬. We can also send you this survey in a different format if required. All participants will be kept anonymous and any information you provide will be strictly confidential. Healthwatch Essex may use quotations from this survey in our final report but they will be attributed to an anonymous resident from one of the locations below (please select). Any additional information provided that could potentially identify you will be removed or modified before submission of the report. For more information on how we use and share information from the public please see our Privacy Policy or contact us by email at [email protected] or call 0300 500 1895.

Please select the first part of your postcode.

This is to help us identify roughly the area of North East Essex you are located, but will not tell us where you live.
Every question on the following survey is completely optional.

1. Are you completing this survey for yourself or someone else?

If it's for someone else, what is your relationship with them?

e.g. Child, parent, sibling, paid or unpaid carer etc.

2. Please tell us the age of you or the person in question.

3. Do you consider yourself to be frail?

4. Which of the following do you believe are signs of frailty?

Tick all that apply.
4. Which of the following do you believe are signs of frailty?

5. Are you living with a long-term health condition or disability?

If yes, would you be happy to share more details?

6. How would you describe your current level of independence?

7. Have you experienced a fall in the last 5 years?

If yes, could you give us more information?

e.g. How were you able to get up, did you have to go to the hospital, etc.

8. Which of the following are challenges that you or someone you care for regularly face?

Tick all that apply.
8. Which of the following are challenges that you or someone you care for regularly face?

If other, please give further details below.

9. What is the biggest concern you have about frailty?

10. Do you know where to go to get local help or advice related to frailty?

11. Have you gone to see your GP in relation to frailty?

11. Have you gone to see your GP in relation to frailty?

12. What (if any) other local services have you used?

13. How would rate the support that was received?

14. What could have been done better to support you?

15. What kinds of services would you like to see improved or introduced?

Tick all that apply.
15. What kinds of services would you like to see improved or introduced?

If other, please specify.

16. How often do you engage in physical activity?

e.g. Walking or sports, etc.

17. If occasionally or less, what are the reasons for not exercising more regularly?

17. If occasionally or less, what are the reasons for not exercising more regularly?

18. Do you smoke or use a vape?

19. Do you consume alcohol?

20. Have you attended regular health screenings?

e.g. Blood pressure checks, cholesterol, bone density, cancer screening, etc.

21. Do you believe lifestyle changes can help prevent or delay frailty?

e.g. Stopping smoking, healthier diet, more exercise, etc.

22. Do you have any other thoughts around your experiences and support you received that you would like to share with us?

We would love to give you the opportunity to share your experiences in more detail. If you would be interested in taking part in a one-to-one interview, your experiences would really help us create change for the better. This would be a relaxed conversation in a comfortable environment (over the phone, online or in-person) where you can freely share your views and experiences in a private and confidential setting. This can be arranged at a convenient time to suit your availability.
If you are happy to be contacted, please leave your name, telephone number or email address below. All participants will be kept anonymous and any information you provide is strictly confidential. This is completely optional.

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Telephone

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