Utility of SARC-F in daycare facilities for older people.

Takeshi KeraKosuke SaidaDaisuke Higuchi Tomoyuki ShinoharaHiroshi OnozawaHisashi KawaiShuichi Obuchi

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2022)

The SARC-F questionnaire is more sensitive in assessing sarcopenia in low-functioning populations and can be used as a screening tool for sarcopenia in long-term daycare facilities for older people rather than in community-based healthcare activities. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2022; 22: 889-893.

Keyphrases

healthcare
skeletal muscle
community dwelling
cross sectional
psychometric properties
genetic diversity
health insurance