SARC-F Validation and SARC-F+EBM Derivation in Musculoskeletal Disease: The SPSS-OK Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To validate the SARC-F questionnaire for sarcopenia screening in musculoskeletal disease setting, and to assess improvements in diagnostic accuracy by adding "EBM" (elderly and body mass index information) to the SARC-F.

Design

Diagnostic accuracy study.

Setting and participants

The center involved in this study was located in an urban area of Kobe City, Japan. People with musculoskeletal disease in the knee, hip, or spine who were scheduled for surgical treatment were included.

Measurements

Sarcopenia was evaluated using the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) and the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2), which included bioimpedance, handgrip strength, and gait speed. Patients answered the SARC-F questionnaire and the

SUBMITTER: Kurita N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12280605 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature