A pilot study of the SARC-F scale on screening sarcopenia and physical disability in the Chinese older people

Abstract

The SARC-F scale can identify old Chinese people with impaired physical function who may suffered from sarcopenia. SARC-F judgment reflects fear of falling, indicates the hospitalization events and is associated with ability of daily life. Thus, SARC-F may be a simple and useful tool for screening individuals with impaired physical function. Further studies on SARC-F in Chinese people would be worthy.

Prevalence, incidence, and clinical impact of sarcopenia: facts, numbers, and epidemiology—update 2014

“…Like the others in this Asian population, it had modest predictive value for 4‐year physical limitation. Cao et al have also provided evidence for validity of the SARC‐F.…”

Validity of Japanese version of SARC‐F questionnaire in patients with chronic liver disease

“…For both men and women, a moderate negative correlation was seen between SARC‐F‐J and TMIG‐IC and FES, whereas a moderate positive correlation was seen between SARC‐F‐J and CL. In previous studies, correlations were reported between sarcopenia diagnosed with SARC‐F and decline in physical function, decline in ADL, and decline in FES score . TMIG‐IC and CL are questionnaires that measure medical conditions such as decline in ADL and frailty closely related to sarcopenia .…”

The Association Between the Probability of Sarcopenia and Functional Outcomes in Older Patients Undergoing In-Hospital Rehabilitation

“…The SARC-F 14e16 has also been developed as a possible rapid test for sarcopenia in individuals with impaired physical function. 38 Nonetheless, these 2 screening tools have not been tested to predict functional outcomes either in outpatients or in inpatients. Both of these methods potentially could be used in clinical practice to allow early detection and of probable sarcopenia and, if present, early interventions to reduce the related burden (eg, functional decline and fall risk).…”