Translation and validation of the Korean version of the Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL-K®) questionnaire and applicability with the SARC-F screening tool.

Jun-Il YooYong-Chan HaMiji KimSung-Hyo SeoMi-Ji KimGyeong-Ye LeeYoung-Mi SeoChangsu SungHyeon Soo Park

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2020)

This is the first study to confirm the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the SarQoL®. We demonstrated that the population with sarcopenia-associated symptoms (determined using the SARC-F questionnaire) has a lower quality of life.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
skeletal muscle
cross sectional
community dwelling
patient reported
sleep quality
depressive symptoms