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- Title
Association between sarcopenia and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults.
- Authors
Chagas, Camila Santos; Ohara, Daniela Gonçalves; Matos, Areolino Pena; de Oliveira, Mônica Silvia Rodrigues; Lopes, Manoela Gomes Reis; Marmo, Flavia Aparecida Dias; Pinto, Ana Carolina Pereira Nunes; Pegorari, Maycon Sousa
- Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to compare quality of life between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic older adults and to verify the association of sarcopenia and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in community-dwelling older adults (n = 378) from Macapá, Amapá, Brazil. Quality of life was assessed using the Short Form (36) Health Survey. The algorithm proposed by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) was used to assess sarcopenia. Descriptive, inferential analyses and linear regression model were performed. Results: Sarcopenic older adults presented significantly lower quality of life scores in the domains of physical functioning, bodily pain, general health status, and social functioning. After adjustment, sarcopenia was inversely associated with physical functioning (β = -0.125; p = 0.010) and general health status (β = -0.112; p = 0.028). Conclusion: The results of this study suggest a probable decline in the quality of life in sarcopenic older adults, especially in the physical functioning and general health status domains.
- Subjects
INFERENTIAL statistics; CROSS-sectional method; SARCOPENIA; HEALTH status indicators; HEALTH surveys; REGRESSION analysis; RISK assessment; QUALITY of life; INDEPENDENT living; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE prevalence; METROPOLITAN areas; OLD age
- Publication
Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2021, Vol 34, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
0103-2100
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37689/actaape/2021AO002125