Polish version of SARC-F to assess sarcopenia in older adults: An examination of reliability and validity.

Roma Krzymińska-SiemaszkoEwa Deskur-ŚmieleckaAleksandra Kaluźniak-SzymanowskaArkadiusz StyszyńskiKatarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Based on the results, the Polish version of SARC-F shows excellent reliability and good internal consistency. High specificity and high NPV make SARC-F a useful tool to rule-out sarcopenia with high accuracy in community-dwelling older adults, independently of the diagnostic criteria used.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
psychometric properties