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ArticleEuropean journal of investigation in health, psychology and education2022

Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Older People with and without Sarcopenia Covered by Long-Term Care Insurance.

Masahiro Kitamura, Kazuhiro P Izawa, Kodai Ishihara, Peter H Brubaker, Hiroaki Matsuda, Soichiro Okamura, Koji Fujioka

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Article in European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Patterns of Muscle-Related Risk Factors for Sarcopenia in Older Mexican Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Masahiro KitamuraSchool of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Reiwa Health Sciences University, 2-1-12 Wajirogaoka, Fukuoka 811-0213, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1271-6183
Kazuhiro P IzawaDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, 7-10-2 Tomogaoka, Kobe 654-0142, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7262-8903
Kodai IshiharaDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, 7-10-2 Tomogaoka, Kobe 654-0142, Japan.
Peter H BrubakerCardiovascular Stroke Renal Project (CRP), Kobe 654-0142, Japan.
Hiroaki MatsudaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Rifuru Yukuhashi Day Care Center, 379-1 Takase, Yukuhashi 824-0027, Japan.
Soichiro OkamuraDepartment of Rehabilitation, Rifuru Yukuhashi Day Care Center, 379-1 Takase, Yukuhashi 824-0027, Japan.
Koji FujiokaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Rifuru Yukuhashi Day Care Center, 379-1 Takase, Yukuhashi 824-0027, Japan.
Kobe University · JPSakakibara Hospital · JPWake Forest University · US

Funding

JSPS KAKENHI JP22K11392
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: As a result of the increase in older people covered by long-term care insurance (LTCI), prevention of sarcopenia and maintenance and improvement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) have become important themes. This study aimed to clarify both the differences in HRQOL in older people with and without sarcopenia covered by LTCI and the correlation between HRQOL and physical function. Methods: Participants were 101 older people with LTCI at a daycare center in Japan. We investigated clinical factors using the EuroQol five-dimension three-level questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L). Analysis was by unpaired t-test, Mann−Whitney U test, chi-square test, analysis of covariance, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Results: Compared to the no sarcopenia group (n = 40), the sarcopenia group (n = 24) had significantly lower body mass index, skeletal muscle mass index, gait speed, EQ-5D-3L, and adjusted EQ-5D-3L (p < 0.05). The EQ-5D-3L showed a significant correlation with handgrip strength in the sarcopenia group (p = 0.02) and significant correlations with gait speed and one-leg standing time (both, p = 0.01) in the no sarcopenia group. Conclusion: We clarified differences in HRQOL in older people with and without sarcopenia covered by LTCI. This information on the interrelationship between HRQOL and physical function may help maintain and improve HRQOL in these people.

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daycare centergait speedhandgrip strengthJapanlong-term care insuranceolder peopleone-leg standing timephysical functionquality of lifesarcopenia

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PMCPMC9222037
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