Sarcopenia and post-hospital outcomes in older adults: A longitudinal study

Highlights • In hospitalised older adults, sarcopenia prevalence is high. • Sarcopenia was associated with dependency in both Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental ADLs. • Patients with sarcopenia were twice as likely to die in the 12-months post-hospitalisation. • Sarcopenia was not as...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2017-03, Vol.69, p.105-109
Hauptverfasser:	Pérez-Zepeda, Mario Ulises, Sgaravatti, Aldo, Dent, Elsa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Algorithms Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Internal Medicine Male Muscle mass Muscle strength Outpatients Patient Discharge Prevalence Sarcopenia - epidemiology Sarcopenia/complications Sarcopenia/mortality South Australia - epidemiology Survival Rate - trends
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • In hospitalised older adults, sarcopenia prevalence is high. • Sarcopenia was associated with dependency in both Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental ADLs. • Patients with sarcopenia were twice as likely to die in the 12-months post-hospitalisation. • Sarcopenia was not associated with admission to an Emergency Department (ED) in the 12-months post-hospitalisation.
ISSN:	0167-4943 1872-6976
DOI:	10.1016/j.archger.2016.10.013