Standard error of measurement and smallest detectable change of the Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL) questionnaire: An analysis of subjects from 9 validation studies

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 4; p. e0216065
• Main Authors: Geerinck, Anton, Alekna, Vidmantas, Beaudart, Charlotte, Bautmans, Ivan, Cooper, Cyrus, De Souza Orlandi, Fabiana, Konstantynowicz, Jerzy, Montero-Errasquín, Beatriz, Topinková, Eva, Tsekoura, Maria, Reginster, Jean-Yves, Bruyère, Olivier
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 29.04.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Bone surgery; Change detection; Epidemiology; Error analysis; Error detection; Female; Fractures; Geriatrics; Gerontology; Health economics; Hospitals; Human health sciences; Humans; Male; Mathematical analysis; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Mortality; Musculoskeletal system; People and places; Public health; Public health, health care sciences & services; Quality of Life; Quantitative psychology; Research and Analysis Methods; Santé publique, services médicaux & soins de santé; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - pathology; Sciences de la santé humaine; Social Sciences; Standard error; Standard error of measurement; Surveys and Questionnaires; Systematic errors; Systematic review; Validation studies; Womens health; Working groups; Greece; Belgium

The Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL) questionnaire, a sarcopenia-specific patient-reported outcome measure, evaluates quality of life with 55 items. It produces 7 domain scores and 1 overall quality of life score, all between 0 and 100 points. This study aims to contribute to the interpretation o...