SARC-F as a case-finding tool for sarcopenia according to the EWGSOP2. National validation and comparison with other diagnostic standards.

Karolina PiotrowiczAnna GłuszewskaJoanna CzesakMałgorzata Fedyk-ŁukasikEwa KlimekDolores Sánchez-RodríguezAnna SkalskaBarbara GryglewskaTomasz GrodzickiJerzy Gasowski

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2021)

At present SARC-F is better suited to rule out sarcopenia then to case-finding. Further refinement of screening for sarcopenia with the use of SARC-F seems needed.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
community dwelling
quality improvement