A pilot study of the SARC-F scale on screening sarcopenia and physical disability in the Chinese older people

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 277-283

  Cao, L ^a   Chen, S ^a   Zou, C ^a   Ding, X ^a   Gao, L ^a   Liao, Z ^a   Liu, G ^a   Malmstrom, T K ^b   Morley, J E ^b   Flaherty, J H ^b   An, Y ^c   Dong, Birong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Elderly; Physical disability; SARC F; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FALLS EFFICACY SCALE; FEAR; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAWTON INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARC-F SCALE; SARCOPENIA; STRENGTH; VERY ELDERLY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RISK; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEAR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84899057405     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0410-3     Document Type: Article

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