Development and validation of a rapid sarcopenia screening questionnaire: The Otassha study.

Takeshi Kera Yosuke Osuka Hisashi Kawai Manami Ejiri Kumiko ItoHirohiko HiranoYoshinori FujiwaraKazushige IharaShuichi Obuchi

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2023)

The newly developed sarcopenia screening tool has a better diagnostic ability for sarcopenia than the SARC-F. Rapid sarcopenia screening does not require physical function measurements, making it a useful and accessible tool among older adults to detect sarcopenia. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2023; ••: ••-••.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
community dwelling