Title |
Assessing sarcopenic prevalence and risk factors in residential aged care: methodology and feasibility
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Published in |
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1007/s13539-014-0144-z |
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Authors |
Timothy R. Henwood, Justin W. Keogh, Natasha Reid, Will Jordan, Hugh E. Senior |
Abstract |
Sarcopenia is a significant geriatric syndrome with both health care expenditure and personal burden. Most recently, the European Working Group in Sarcopenia in Older Adults has established a consensus definition and assessment criteria for sarcopenia that includes a below-normal muscle mass and muscle function (either or both of below-normal muscle strength and physical performance). Using these criteria, work is needed to identify the prevalence and risk factors among the old, and those most susceptible to sarcopenia, the very old. This manuscript describes the recruitment and data collection methodology, and direct burden to participants, among a very old cohort residing in a residential aged care (RAC) setting. |
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