Sarcopenia in Acute Care Patients: Protocol for the European Collaboration of Geriatric Surveys: Sarcopenia 9+ EAMA Project

Sarcopenia is a disease characterized by a progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength and is related to physical impairment, disability, worse clinical outcomes, and mortality in all health care settings.1 An important fact is that it is also reversible, with tailored exercise and nutritional support.1,2 Sarcopenia prevalence varies widely depending on the criteria, measurement methods, and cut-off points used for its assessment1,2; to date, few studies addressed the issue of sarcopenia in hospitalized older patients, rendering it an under-recognized clinical entity.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - June 19, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Dolores Sanchez-Rodriguez, Suzy Hope, Karolina Piotrowicz, Florence Benoit, Joanna Czesak, Dhayana Dallmeier, Genia Decker, Anette Hansen H øjmann, Dana Hrnciarikova, Ester Marco, Delky Meza, Murielle Surquin, Miguel Toscano-Rico, Hana Vankova, Davide L. Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research