作者
Tam Ngoc Nguyen, Anh Trung Nguyen, Long Quynh Khuong, Thanh Xuan Nguyen, Huong Thi Thu Nguyen, Thu Thi Hoai Nguyen, Minh Van Hoang, Thang Pham, Tu Ngoc Nguyen, Huyen Thi Thanh Vu
发表日期
2020/6/9
期刊
Clinical interventions in aging
页码范围
879-886
出版商
Taylor & Francis
简介
Background
The SARC-F questionnaire has been developed as a rapid diagnostic test that can be used to screen for sarcopenia.
Aim
To investigate the reliability and validity of the Vietnamese version of SARC-F as a screening tool for sarcopenia in older patients in Vietnam.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted in older people attending the outpatient clinics of the National Geriatric Hospital in Vietnam. Muscle mass (using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), handgrip strength and gait speed were assessed. SARC-F was validated against the three standard criteria for sarcopenia: the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), Asia Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS 2019) and European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2).
Results
There were 764 participants (mean age 71.5 ± 8.9 years). The Vietnamese SARC-F questionnaire had a good internal consistency …
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