ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2021
Sarcopenia quality-of-life questionnaire (SarQoL)®: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation in Turkish.
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The Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Balance, Falls and Diaphragm Thickness in the Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychometric Properties of the SarQoL Questionnaire: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Pooled it
- Use of the Ishii Test for screening sarcopenia in older adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studies.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Sarcopenia and health-related quality of life: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Pooled it
- Analysis of Structural Characteristics and Psychometric Properties of the SarQoLInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Probiotics Supplements Improve the Sarcopenia-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with Age-Related Muscle Decline.Calcified tissue international · 2024Trial
- Sarcopenia in atrial fibrillation: a prospective study.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Effect of diabetic kidney disease on sarcopenia and quality of life in patients with type 1 diabetes.Endocrine · 2025Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Sinhala version of SarQoLBMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- A Prospective Controlled Study on the Longitudinal Effects of Rehabilitation in Older Women with Primary Sarcopenia.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Interface of a Leaky Gut with Reduced Sarcopenia-Related Quality of Life (SarQoL) in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
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- Validation of the German version of the SarQoLAging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Lipid-Lowering Medications are Associated with Reduced Sarcopenia-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with Hyperlipidemia.Drugs & aging · 2024Article
- Content validity of SarQoL, a quality of life questionnaire specific to sarcopenia.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- A leaky gut contributes to reduced sarcopenia-related quality of life (SarQoL) in geriatric older adults.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- The relationship between sarcopenia, sarcopenia related quality of life and ultrasound findings of the rectus femoris muscle in older outpatients.European geriatric medicine · 2024Article
- Measuring health-related quality of life in sarcopenia: summary of the SarQoL psychometric properties.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Review
- Psychometric performance of the Kannada version of sarcopenia quality of life questionnaire (SarQoLBMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the sarcopenia quality of life (SarQoL) questionnaire in community dwelling outpatient postmenopausal hungarian women.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Pre-sarcopenia is associated with health-related quality of life in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome.Clinical rheumatology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe sarcopenia quality-of-life (SarQoL)® questionnaire is a multidimensional sarcopenia specific tool designed for community dwelling older adults.
aimsThe aim of this study was to translate, to cross-culturally adapt and validate the SarQoL® questionnaire to assess sarcopenia-related quality of life in Turkish older adults.
methodsThe validation process was performed in two sections: the first section constituted the translation with cross-cultural adaptation of SarQoL® into Turkish. Second section constituted the clinical validation study. To validate the Turkish version of the SarQoL®, we assessed its validity (discriminative power, construct validity), reliability (internal consistency, test-retest reliability) and floor/ceiling effects.
resultsOne hundred community-dwelling subjects (mean age: 74.7 ± 6.1 years) were evaluated. The EWGSOP2 consensus diagnostic criteria were used to diagnose probable sarcopenia. A database including 1437 older adults, with complete evaluation of sarcopenia parameters, served to define low global muscle function. Results revealed a good discriminative power: subjects with probable sarcopenia had higher total scores compared to non-sarcopenic subjects (50 ± 16 vs. 68.9 ± 16.9, p < 0.001) a high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: 0.88), consistent construct validity and excellent test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.97, 95% confidence interval: 0.94-0.98). There was no floor/ceiling effect.
conclusionThe Turkish version of the SaQoL® questionnaire was found to be reliable and valid for the measurement of quality of life of sarcopenic patients and is, therefore, available for use in clinical research and practice. This validation could enable use of the SarQoL® tool in the eastern populations more confidently.
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