Prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with activities of daily living among japanese nursing home residents

Sarcopenia is an important predictor of adverse outcomes in elderly people. Based on a common clinical experience, sarcopenia may be associated with activities of daily living (ADL). To our knowledge, no study has investigated the association between sarcopenia and ADL in nursing home residents requ...

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Published inGeriatric nursing (New York) Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 528 - 533
Main Authors Kamo, Tomohiko, Ishii, Hideaki, Suzuki, Keisuke, Nishida, Yuusuke
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2018
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living
Aged, 80 and over
Cognition
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Geriatric Assessment - methods
Humans
Japan - epidemiology
Male
Nursing
Nursing home
Nursing Homes
Prevalence
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia - epidemiology
Sarcopenia
Nursing home
Activities of daily living
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Summary:Sarcopenia is an important predictor of adverse outcomes in elderly people. Based on a common clinical experience, sarcopenia may be associated with activities of daily living (ADL). To our knowledge, no study has investigated the association between sarcopenia and ADL in nursing home residents requiring long-term care. This cross-sectional study included 250 nursing home residents. Nutritional status, physical function, ADL and cognitive function were assessed using Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF), Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Barthel Index (BI) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). To examine the factors that may affect self-care capacity, a stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was performed. The prevalence of sarcopenia was 45.2%. Age, MMSE, MNA-SF, SPPB, and grip strength were independently associated with BI. A high prevalence of sarcopenia was observed among nursing home residents in Japan. However, sarcopenia was not associated with ADL.
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ISSN:0197-4572
1528-3984
DOI:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2018.02.011