Background Activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
are essential for independent living and are predictors of morbidity and mortality in older …

Background Engaging in physical activity (PA) and avoiding sedentary behavior (SB) are
important for healthy ageing with benefits including the mitigation of disability and mortality …

Objectives The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to summarize the
prevalence of, and association between, physical frailty or sarcopenia and malnutrition in …

Life expectancy is increasing and so is the prevalence of age-related non-communicable
diseases (NCDs). Consequently, older people and patients present with multi-morbidities …

Purpose The aim of the present study was to assess both the credibility and strength of
evidence arising from systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies on …

Abstract Background and Purpose The revised European Working Group on Sarcopenia in
Older People (EWGSOP2, version 2019) definition of sarcopenia differs with respect to the …

Objective Sarcopenia is highly prevalent in hospitalized older patients and associated with
short-term mortality. This study aimed to investigate whether sarcopenia and its measures …

Summary Background & aims Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) are used to treat
malnutrition and improve clinical outcomes in malnourished patients. Poor handgrip strength …

Background sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass and quality and is diagnosed using
measures of muscle strength, size and mass. We evaluated the literature on whether …

Objectives This study aimed to examine the association between improvement in
sarcopenia and the recovery of urinary and defecatory independence in patients undergoing …