ArticleBMC geriatrics2021
Muscle quantity and function measurements are acceptable to older adults during and post- hospitalisation: results of a questionnaire-based study.
Article in BMC geriatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03858192 (Understanding Acute Sarcopenia), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Understanding Acute Sarcopenia: a Time-limited Cohort Study to Characterise Changes in Muscle Mass and Physical Function in Older Adults Following Hospitalisation
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Obstacles to the Early Diagnosis and Management of Sarcopenia: Current Perspectives.Clinical interventions in aging · 2024Review
- Muscle mass loss measured with portable ultrasound in hospitalized older adults: The ECOSARC study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Observational
- "SARCOPENIA MEASURED BY ULTRASOUND IN HOSPITALIZED OLDER ADULTS" (ECOSARC): multi-centre, prospective observational study protocol.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- The feasibility of conducting acute sarcopenia research in hospitalised older patients: a prospective cohort study.European geriatric medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate the acceptability of handgrip strength, gait speed, quadriceps ultrasound, and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) to older adults conducted during and following hospitalisation.
methodsQuestionnaire-based study conducted upon completion of prospective cohort study, with follow-up in either Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), UK, or participant's own home following recent admission to QEHB. Outcome measures were acceptability as defined by total multi-domain score for each test (maximum score 35), and by frailty status.
resultsForty adults aged 70 years and older admitted for emergency abdominal surgery, elective colorectal surgery, or acute bacterial infections (general medicine) participated. Handgrip strength (median 33, IQR 30-35; p = 0.001), gait speed (median 32, IQR 30-35; p = 0.002), ultrasound quadriceps (median 33, IQR 31-35; p = 0.001), and BIA (median 33.5, IQR 31-35; p = 0.001) were considered highly acceptable. Participants responded positively that they enjoyed participating in these tests, and considered these tests of importance. There was no difference in scores between tests (p = 0.166). Individual total test scores did not differ between patients with and without frailty. Qualitative data are also presented on drivers for research participation.
conclusionsHandgrip strength, gait speed, ultrasound quadriceps, and BIA are acceptable tests to older adults during and following hospitalisation. Our results may serve as standards when evaluating acceptability of other tests.
trial registrationProspectively registered February 2019: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03858192.
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