Roberto Coronado-Zarco, Andrea Olascoaga-Gómez de León
{"title":"Muscle quality an evolving concept.","authors":"Roberto Coronado-Zarco, Andrea Olascoaga-Gómez de León","doi":"10.22540/JFSF-08-254","DOIUrl":"10.22540/JFSF-08-254","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Muscle quality concept can be analyzed from a morphological and functional perspectives that include relation between these properties. Morphological muscle quality considers muscle composition, architectural and structural properties. Functional muscle quality has been defined as a ratio between muscle strength or power per unit of muscle mass or area. Biological and adaptative changes to ageing must be considered when interpretation of muscle quality assessment is done in a clinical or research context. One of the conditions that requires an adequate homologation in terminology is sarcopenia, to establish definition and cut-off points.</p>","PeriodicalId":73754,"journal":{"name":"Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls","volume":"8 4","pages":"254-260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690134/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138479731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chrysoula Argyrou, Yannis Dionyssiotis, Antonios Galanos, John Vlamis, Ioannis K Triantafyllopoulos, Ismene A Dontas, Efstathios Chronopoulos
{"title":"Fall risk question-based tools for fall screening in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review of the literature.","authors":"Chrysoula Argyrou, Yannis Dionyssiotis, Antonios Galanos, John Vlamis, Ioannis K Triantafyllopoulos, Ismene A Dontas, Efstathios Chronopoulos","doi":"10.22540/JFSF-08-240","DOIUrl":"10.22540/JFSF-08-240","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fall screening tools aim to accurately identify the high fall risk individuals. To increase ease of administration and cost-effectiveness many studies focus on question-based tools. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify question-based tools for fall risk assessment in community-dwelling older adults over the age of 60 and the risk factors that are covered by these tools. The PRISMA guidelines were followed. A literature search was conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Data quality assessment was performed with the Ottawa-Newcastle scale. The results identified 20 studies that used 22 question-based tools to assess fall risk. The number of questions per tool varied from 1 to 41 questions. Data quality varied greatly, with values 3-9 for cohort and 2-7 for cross-sectional studies. The most commonly reported fall risk factors were fall history, feeling of unsteadiness, fear of falling, muscle strength, gait limitation and incontinence. Healthcare providers should use the above tools with caution regarding the limitations of each tool. Further studies should be designed to address individuals with high fall risk, such as individuals with cognitive impairment, as they are under-represented or excluded from most of the existing studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":73754,"journal":{"name":"Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls","volume":"8 4","pages":"240-253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690128/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138479730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Communications to the International Sarcopenia Translational Research Conference 2023.","authors":"","doi":"10.22540/JFSF-08-261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22540/JFSF-08-261","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73754,"journal":{"name":"Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls","volume":"8 4","pages":"261-286"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690130/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138479729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samu Sjöblom, Juha Suuronen, Toni Rikkonen, Risto Honkanen, Heikki Kröger, Joonas Sirola
{"title":"The diagnostic cut-off points for components of sarcopenia in Finnish Caucasian women: A retrospective cross-sectional study.","authors":"Samu Sjöblom, Juha Suuronen, Toni Rikkonen, Risto Honkanen, Heikki Kröger, Joonas Sirola","doi":"10.22540/JFSF-08-211","DOIUrl":"10.22540/JFSF-08-211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine the diagnostic cut-off values of components for sarcopenia in Caucasian women.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The present retrospective cross-sectional study based on the REFERENCE sample included 400 healthy women aged 20 to 40 years, and the OSTPRE sample included 344 women aged 63 to 75. The subjects of the OSTPRE population were re-measured five and ten years later after the baseline. Both samples underwent grip strength (GS), quadriceps strength (QS), and total-body DXA (TB-DXA) measurements, from which Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass Index (RSMI) was calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the REFERENCE population, the -1 SD / -2 SD cut-off points were for RSMI 5.8 kg/m<sup>2</sup> / 5.1 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, for GS 32.0 kg / 26.4 kg, and for QS 39.8 kg / 29.8 kg. The prevalence of under -2 SD distributions in REFERENCE were: RSMI 1.8%, GS 1.3%, and QS 2.0%, and in OSTPRE (15/20/25 years measurements): RSMI 1.2 %/1.9 %/0.5 %, GS 52.2%/42.3%/48.8%, and QS 47.4%/55.2%/not available. The distributions of GS and QS were statistically significantly different between REFERENCE and all OSTPRE measurement points (p<0.001 in Chi-squared).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The diagnostic cut-offs for components of sarcopenia are RSMI 5.1 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, grip strength 26.4 kg, and quadriceps strength 29.8 kg in Finnish Caucasian women.</p>","PeriodicalId":73754,"journal":{"name":"Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls","volume":"8 4","pages":"211-220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690131/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138479732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scott Lamers, Zaid Kasim, Wendy Daniella Rodríguez-García, Pishtiwan Kalmet, Stany Perkisas, Anne-Marie De Cock, Maurits Vandewoude
{"title":"Validation of SARC-F-Proxy for the Screening of Sarcopenia in Older Patients with Cognitive Impairment.","authors":"Scott Lamers, Zaid Kasim, Wendy Daniella Rodríguez-García, Pishtiwan Kalmet, Stany Perkisas, Anne-Marie De Cock, Maurits Vandewoude","doi":"10.22540/JFSF-08-204","DOIUrl":"10.22540/JFSF-08-204","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The SARC-F is a validated questionnaire for the screening of sarcopenia in an older population. However, the clinical relevance of this self-reported questionnaire in patients with cognitive problems is questionable. This study aims to validate the SARC-F-Proxy as an alternative screening tool for sarcopenia in patients with cognitive impairment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included hospitalised community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years or older with confirmed cognitive impairment. Three SARC-F questionnaires were completed: one by patients, one by informal caregivers and one by formal caregivers. Muscle strength, mass and physical performance were measured by handgrip strength, anthropometric measurements, and gait speed respectively. The recently updated EWGSOP2 diagnostic criteria were used as the \"gold standard\" for diagnosis of sarcopenia.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of sarcopenia using SARC-F-Proxy was 75.4% for SARC-F-Proxy-Formal caregiver and 66% for SARC-F-Proxy-Informal caregiver. SARC-F-Proxy had high sensitivity (85.9% for SARC-F-Proxy-Formal caregiver and 77% for SARC-F-proxy-informal caregiver) and low specificity (46.5% for SARC-F-Proxy-Formal caregiver and 54.7% for SARC-F-Proxy-Informal caregiver).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>the proxy-reported SARC-F questionnaire can be applied as a surrogate for the SARC-F in the screening of sarcopenia in hospitalised community-dwelling older people with known or suspected cognitive impairment. Second, the results in this study suggest a higher reliability when the proxy-reported questionnaire is performed by the formal caregiver.</p>","PeriodicalId":73754,"journal":{"name":"Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls","volume":"8 4","pages":"204-210"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690132/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138479691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Helen Doherty, Aurora Higgins Jennings, Matej Kocka, Auriane Neichel, Juliette Scauso, Elena Lionetti, Chenhui Chenhuichen, Roman Romero-Ortuno
{"title":"A Narrative Review of the Utilisation of the SHARE Frailty Instruments (SHARE-FI and SHARE-FI75+) in the Literature.","authors":"Helen Doherty, Aurora Higgins Jennings, Matej Kocka, Auriane Neichel, Juliette Scauso, Elena Lionetti, Chenhui Chenhuichen, Roman Romero-Ortuno","doi":"10.22540/JFSF-08-221","DOIUrl":"10.22540/JFSF-08-221","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This narrative literature review aimed to examine the utilisation of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) frailty instruments: SHARE-FI and SHARE-FI75+. We used the Google Scholar \"cited by\" function (accessed on February 20th, 2023) to identify all citations of the original SHARE-FI and SHARE-FI75+ studies. Included articles were categorised into four themes: epidemiological studies (prevalence and associated factors); associations with geriatric syndromes, diseases and health outcomes; randomised clinical trials (RCTs); and expert consensus and practice guidelines. Of 529 articles screened (446 citing SHARE-FI and 83 citing SHARE-FI75+), 64 (12.1%) were included. Sixteen (25.0%) were epidemiological; 35 (54.7%) described associations; 10 (15.6%) were RCTs; and 3 (4.7%) were expert consensus or practice guidelines. Frailty was associated with older age; female sex; higher morbidity; lower education; social isolation; worse nutrition and mobility; rheumatological, cardiovascular, and endocrine diseases; and greater healthcare utilisation and mortality. SHARE-FI was used in RCTs as entry criterion, controlling variable, and intervention outcome. SHARE-FI and SHARE-FI75+ have been recommended to aid the management of atrial fibrillation anticoagulation and hypertension, respectively. SHARE-FI and SHARE-FI75+, two open access phenotypical frailty measurement tools, have been utilised for a range of purposes, and mostly in epidemiological/associational studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":73754,"journal":{"name":"Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls","volume":"8 4","pages":"221-229"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690129/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138479728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lorelle Dismore, Christopher Hurst, Antoneta Granic, Ellen Tullo, Miles D Witham, Richard M Dodds, Avan A Sayer, Sian M Robinson
{"title":"Why are older adults living with the complexity of multiple long-term conditions, frailty and a recent deterioration in health under-served by research? A narrative synthesis review of the literature.","authors":"Lorelle Dismore, Christopher Hurst, Antoneta Granic, Ellen Tullo, Miles D Witham, Richard M Dodds, Avan A Sayer, Sian M Robinson","doi":"10.22540/JFSF-08-230","DOIUrl":"10.22540/JFSF-08-230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Older adults living with the complexity of multiple long-term conditions (MLTC), frailty and a recent deterioration in health are under-served by research. As a result, current treatment guidelines are often based on data from studies of younger and less frail participants, and often single disease focused. The aims of this review were (i) to identify why older adults living with the complexity of MLTC, frailty and a recent deterioration in health are under-served by research and (ii) to identify strategies for increasing their recruitment and retention. Although a range of factors have been suggested to affect the participation of older adults with MLTC and frailty in research, this review shows that much less is known about the inclusion of older adults living with the complexity of MLTC, frailty and a recent deterioration in health. Researchers should focus on strategies that minimise participation burden for these patients, maintaining an adaptive and flexible approach, to increase their recruitment and retention. Future research should include qualitative interviews to provide further insights into how best to design and conduct research to suit the needs of this population group.</p>","PeriodicalId":73754,"journal":{"name":"Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls","volume":"8 4","pages":"230-239"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690133/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138479692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Turkish version of the SHARE-Frailty Instrument for primary care: reliability and validity in the nursing home setting.","authors":"Gülendam Hakverdioğlu Yönt, Román Romero Ortuño, Fisun Şenuzun Aykar, Duygu İlbay","doi":"10.22540/JFSF-08-195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22540/JFSF-08-195","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Turkey, physical frailty instruments have not been studied in the nursing home setting. We determined the reliability and validity of a Turkish version of the SHARE-Frailty Instrument for primary care (SHARE-FI) in Turkish nursing home residents. Cronbach's alpha reliability analysis was performed to determine internal consistency. Factor analysis was conducted to explore construct validity. Concurrent validity was assessed by correlation with the Care Dependency Scale (CDS). One hundred and fifty-one residents were included (mean age 73 years, 41% women). Fifty (33.1%) were identified as non-frail, 49 (32.5%) as pre-frail, and 52 (34.4%) as frail by SHARE-FI. The overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.81. Factor analysis identified two components accounting for 69% of the variance, with the first and most important component being handgrip strength. SHARE-FI groups were significantly correlated with CDS scores (p<0.05). The Turkish version of SHARE-FI had good reliability and validity in a nursing home setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":73754,"journal":{"name":"Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls","volume":"8 3","pages":"195-199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f4/55/JFSF-8-195.PMC10472041.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10143346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does stretching of anterior structures alone, or in combination with strengthening of posterior structures, decrease hyperkyphosis and improve posture in adults? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Rebecca A Withers, C Ryanne Plesh, Dawn A Skelton","doi":"10.22540/JFSF-08-174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22540/JFSF-08-174","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Kyphosis can lead to back pain, poor posture, and increased falls risk. This systematic review aimed to synthesize research on stretching alone, or in combination with strengthening, as a management for hyperkyphosis in the adult population (≥18 years old). An electronic database search was conducted from February to March 2022. The author and an independent reviewer screened titles and abstracts for inclusion criteria - those whose intervention involved stretching alone or with strengthening exercises. The author appraised and extracted data from included articles and performed a meta-analysis where appropriate. The database and citation search yielded 327 articles, 18 of which met inclusion criteria. One study included performed stretching as a standalone intervention; the remainder used a combination of stretching and strengthening. The meta-analysis (n=3, with 5 exercise groups) found a statistically significant difference (MD = -6.97 (95% CI -9.84, -4.10), p<0.00001) in post-intervention measures of hyperkyphosis favouring the exercise group. The narrative review of studies agrees with this finding, demonstrating statistically significant improvement in hyperkyphosis following various exercise programs. This review suggests that stretching and strengthening exercises improve hyperkyphosis in the short and long term. Low-quality evidence supports stretching as a standalone intervention. Further, more robust research is required to recommend procedures and determine if stretching alone is effective for treating hyperkyphosis in adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":73754,"journal":{"name":"Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls","volume":"8 3","pages":"174-187"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/08/5f/JFSF-8-174.PMC10472040.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10143351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Superimposed electromyostimulation of the thigh muscles during passive isokinetic cycling increases muscle strength without effort.","authors":"Kazuyuki Ogiso, Takuto Horasawa","doi":"10.22540/JFSF-08-163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22540/JFSF-08-163","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study was designed to investigate the effects of a completely passive isokinetic cycle (PIC) exercise with electromyostimulation (EMS) on improving muscle strength and the changes in kinesthesia during daily activities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty-nine sedentary females were divided into three groups. The EMS anterior and whole groups performed the PIC exercise without EMS 3 times a week for 3 weeks, followed by a 1-week break, and then performed it with EMS applied to the anterior and entire thigh muscles, respectively, 3 times a week for 3 weeks. The control group did not perform any training.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The PIC exercise with EMS significantly increased the 30s chair stand test scores by 12-16% and the maximum isometric knee extension and flexion torques by 38-68% in both EMS-applied groups. The participants found its exercise easy and felt more comfortable with daily physical activities. The exercise without EMS did not show similar improvements. Muscle soreness was significantly greater in the EMS anterior group than in the EMS whole group; however, it was not severe.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The PIC exercise with EMS resulted in significant increases in muscle strength, facilitating a perceived ease of daily physical activities, while minimizing difficulties, effort, and notable muscle soreness.</p>","PeriodicalId":73754,"journal":{"name":"Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls","volume":"8 3","pages":"163-173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e2/a6/JFSF-8-163.PMC10472036.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10149869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}