Consensus guidelines for sarcopenia prevention, diagnosis and management in Australia and New Zealand.
Jesse ZankerMarc SimKate AndersonSaliu BalogunSharon L Brennan-OlsenElsa DentGustavo DuqueChristian M GirgisMathis GrossmannAlan HayesTim HenwoodVasant HiraniCharles InderjeethSandra IulianoJustin KeoghJoshua R LewisGordon S LynchJulie A PascoSteven PhuEsmee M ReijnierseNicholas RussellLara VlietstraRenuka VisvanathanTroy WalkerDebra L WatersSolomon YuAndrea B MaierRobin M DalyDavid ScottPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2022)
The ANZSSFR Task Force present 17 sarcopenia management and research recommendations for use by health professionals and researchers which includes the recommendation to adopt the EWGSOP2 sarcopenia definition in Australia and New Zealand. This rigorous Delphi process that combined evidence, consumer expert opinion and topic expert consensus can inform similar initiatives in countries/regions lacking consensus on sarcopenia.