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Validation of the Italian Version of the SARC-F Questionnaire to Assess Sarcopenia in Older Adults

Background: SARC-F is a simple sarcopenia screening tool. This study aimed to examine the validity of the Italian version of SARC-F. Methods: A total of 97 elderly individuals (37/60 males/females, 65 years and older) who met the study’s selection criteria were included. SARC-F was translated into t...

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Autores principales: Perna, Simone, Gasparri, Clara, Ferraris, Cinzia, Barrile, Gaetan Claude, Cavioni, Alessandro, Mansueto, Francesca, Patelli, Zaira, Peroni, Gabriella, Tartara, Alice, Zese, Marco, Rondanelli, Mariangela
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9228620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35745264
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14122533
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author Perna, Simone
Gasparri, Clara
Ferraris, Cinzia
Barrile, Gaetan Claude
Cavioni, Alessandro
Mansueto, Francesca
Patelli, Zaira
Peroni, Gabriella
Tartara, Alice
Zese, Marco
Rondanelli, Mariangela
author_facet Perna, Simone
Gasparri, Clara
Ferraris, Cinzia
Barrile, Gaetan Claude
Cavioni, Alessandro
Mansueto, Francesca
Patelli, Zaira
Peroni, Gabriella
Tartara, Alice
Zese, Marco
Rondanelli, Mariangela
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description Background: SARC-F is a simple sarcopenia screening tool. This study aimed to examine the validity of the Italian version of SARC-F. Methods: A total of 97 elderly individuals (37/60 males/females, 65 years and older) who met the study’s selection criteria were included. SARC-F was translated into the Italian language in a culturally responsive manner. The total score was calculated by adding the scores on the five items. The participants were divided into two groups according to the total score (SARC-F < 4 vs. SARC-F ≥ 4), and their associations with various factors (handgrip test, chair stand test, and Skeletal Muscle Index assessed by DXA) have been examined by gender. In addition, the tool’s validity was analyzed by comparing it with different international working group diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia. Results: The total prevalence of sarcopenia according to the SARC-F was 14.2% and, specifically, 12.8% among men and 14.3% in women. The sensitivity of the SARC-F was (male (M): 11–50% and female (F): 22–36%) medium-low compared with the European, international, and Asian criteria of sarcopenia; however, SARC-F showed a high specificity (M: 77.3–100% and F: 79.5–100%) and a moderate Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of (0.669 (CI95%: 0.358–0.830). The participants in the SARC-F ≥ 4 group had poorer handgrip for EWGSOP2 (p < 0.001) and chair stand (p < 0.001) than the participants in the SARC-F < 4 group. Conclusions: The Italian language version of SARC-F showed high specificity, moderate reliability, and good associations with other predictive tests. The Italian version of SARC-F appears to be a useful screening tool for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in Italian elderly populations.
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spelling pubmed-92286202022-06-25 Validation of the Italian Version of the SARC-F Questionnaire to Assess Sarcopenia in Older Adults Perna, Simone Gasparri, Clara Ferraris, Cinzia Barrile, Gaetan Claude Cavioni, Alessandro Mansueto, Francesca Patelli, Zaira Peroni, Gabriella Tartara, Alice Zese, Marco Rondanelli, Mariangela Nutrients Article Background: SARC-F is a simple sarcopenia screening tool. This study aimed to examine the validity of the Italian version of SARC-F. Methods: A total of 97 elderly individuals (37/60 males/females, 65 years and older) who met the study’s selection criteria were included. SARC-F was translated into the Italian language in a culturally responsive manner. The total score was calculated by adding the scores on the five items. The participants were divided into two groups according to the total score (SARC-F < 4 vs. SARC-F ≥ 4), and their associations with various factors (handgrip test, chair stand test, and Skeletal Muscle Index assessed by DXA) have been examined by gender. In addition, the tool’s validity was analyzed by comparing it with different international working group diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia. Results: The total prevalence of sarcopenia according to the SARC-F was 14.2% and, specifically, 12.8% among men and 14.3% in women. The sensitivity of the SARC-F was (male (M): 11–50% and female (F): 22–36%) medium-low compared with the European, international, and Asian criteria of sarcopenia; however, SARC-F showed a high specificity (M: 77.3–100% and F: 79.5–100%) and a moderate Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of (0.669 (CI95%: 0.358–0.830). The participants in the SARC-F ≥ 4 group had poorer handgrip for EWGSOP2 (p < 0.001) and chair stand (p < 0.001) than the participants in the SARC-F < 4 group. Conclusions: The Italian language version of SARC-F showed high specificity, moderate reliability, and good associations with other predictive tests. The Italian version of SARC-F appears to be a useful screening tool for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in Italian elderly populations. MDPI 2022-06-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9228620/ /pubmed/35745264 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14122533 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Gasparri, Clara
Ferraris, Cinzia
Barrile, Gaetan Claude
Cavioni, Alessandro
Mansueto, Francesca
Patelli, Zaira
Peroni, Gabriella
Tartara, Alice
Zese, Marco
Rondanelli, Mariangela
Validation of the Italian Version of the SARC-F Questionnaire to Assess Sarcopenia in Older Adults
title Validation of the Italian Version of the SARC-F Questionnaire to Assess Sarcopenia in Older Adults
title_full Validation of the Italian Version of the SARC-F Questionnaire to Assess Sarcopenia in Older Adults
title_fullStr Validation of the Italian Version of the SARC-F Questionnaire to Assess Sarcopenia in Older Adults
title_full_unstemmed Validation of the Italian Version of the SARC-F Questionnaire to Assess Sarcopenia in Older Adults
title_short Validation of the Italian Version of the SARC-F Questionnaire to Assess Sarcopenia in Older Adults
title_sort validation of the italian version of the sarc-f questionnaire to assess sarcopenia in older adults
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9228620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35745264
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14122533
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