Validation of the Italian Version of the SARC-F Questionnaire to Assess Sarcopenia in Older Adults.

Tariq A Alalwan Clara Gasparri Cinzia FerrarisGaetan Claude BarrileAlessandro CavioniFrancesca MansuetoZaira PatelliGabriella PeroniAlice TartaraMarco ZeseMariangela Rondanelli

Published in: Nutrients (2022)

The Italian language version of SARC-F showed high specificity, moderate reliability, and good associations with other predictive tests. The Italian version of SARC-F appears to be a useful screening tool for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in Italian elderly populations.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
skeletal muscle
community dwelling
physical activity
high intensity