Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2017 Sep 1;2(3):58-61.
eCollection 2017 Sep.

Public Health issues in hospital management of Sarcopenic patients

Vassiliki Marinaki  1 , George I Lambrou  2
Affiliations
Review

Public Health issues in hospital management of Sarcopenic patients

Vassiliki Marinaki et al. J Frailty Sarcopenia Falls. .

Abstract

Sarcopenia is a combination of a progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength or physical performance, with high risk of adverse outcomes such as physical disability, poor quality of life and death. It mainly affects older people, aged 60-70 years. The development of sarcopenia is multifactor. The first step towards the management of sarcopenia is the proper and professional diagnosis. According to EWGSOP the diagnosis of sarcopenia depends on the presence of low muscle mass (LMM) plus low muscle strength (LMS) or low physical performance (LPP). Although it is difficult to establish its prevalence, the higher prevalence is observed in hospitalized elderly patients. It has direct and indirect impact on public health, which are difficult to be measured due to numerous negative outcomes of sarcopenia.

Keywords: Management; Public Health; Public Health Expenditure; Quality of Life; Sarcopenia.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflict of interest.

References

    1. Rosenberg IH. Summary comments. The American journal of clinical nutrition. 1989;50(5):1231–3.
    1. Sousa AS, et al. Sarcopenia among hospitalized patients - A cross-sectional study. Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2015;34(6):1239–44. - PubMed
    1. Berger MJ, et al. Sarcopenia:prevalence, mechanisms, and functional consequences. Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology. 2010;37:94–114. - PubMed
    1. Cruz-Jentoft AJ, et al. Prevalence of and interventions for sarcopenia in ageing adults:a systematic review. Report of the International Sarcopenia Initiative (EWGSOP and IWGS) Age and ageing. 2014;43(6):748–59. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Lang T, et al. Sarcopenia:etiology, clinical consequences, intervention, and assessment. Osteoporosis international :a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. 2010;21(4):543–59. - PMC - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources