Utility of SARC-F for Assessing Physical Function in Elderly Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
書誌事項
- 公開日
- 2017-02
- 資源種別
- journal article
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- https://www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/
- DOI
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- 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.10.019
- 公開者
- Elsevier BV
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A simple and inexpensive tool for screening of sarcopenia would be helpful for clinicians. The present study was performed to determine whether the SARC-F questionnaire is useful in screening of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) for impaired physical function.Cross-sectional study.Single university hospital.A total of 235 Japanese patients ≥65 years old admitted to our hospital for CVD.SARC-F, handgrip strength, leg strength, respiratory muscle strength, standing balance, usual gait speed, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score, and 6-minute walking distance were measured before discharge from hospital. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to SARC-F score: SARC-F4 (nonsarcopenia group) and SARC-F ≥ 4 (sarcopenia group).The sarcopenia prevalence rate was 25.5% and increased with age (P trend .001). The sarcopenia group (SARC-F score ≥ 4) had significantly lower handgrip strength, leg strength, and respiratory muscle strength, poorer standing balance, slower usual gait speed, lower SPPB score, and shorter 6-minute walking distance compared to the nonsarcopenia group (SARC-F score 4). Patients in the sarcopenia group had consistently poorer physical function even after adjusting for covariates.The SARC-F questionnaire is a useful screening tool for impaired physical function in elderly CVD patients. These findings support the use of the SARC-F for screening in hospital settings.
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- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
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Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 18 (2), 176-181, 2017-02
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