Consequences of sarcopenia among nursing home residents at long-term follow-up

Tim Henwood; Bothaina Hassan; Paul Swinton; Hugh Senior; Justin W L Keogh

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.02.003

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Consequences of sarcopenia among nursing home residents at long-term follow-up

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Consequences of sarcopenia among nursing home residents at long-term follow-up

Tim Henwood, Bothaina Hassan, Paul Swinton, Hugh Senior and Justin W L Keogh

Geriatric Nursing, Vol.38(5), pp.406-411

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.02.003

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consequences

mortality

nursing-home

sarcopenia

The consequences of and transition into sarcopenia with long-term survival was investigated in the nursing home setting. Eligible residents from 11 nursing homes were followed-up 18-months after their assessment for sarcopenia using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria, with other demographic, physical and cognitive health measures collected. Of the 102 older adults who consented at baseline, 22 had died and 58 agreed to participate at follow-up, 51.7% of whom had sarcopenic. Sarcopenia at baseline was associated with a depression (p < .001), but not mortality, hospitalization, falls or cognitive decline at follow-up. Age was the strongest predictor of mortality (p = .05) with the relative risk of death increasing 5.2% each year. The prevalence of sarcopenia is high and increases with long-term survival in end-of-life care. However, the risk of sarcopenia-related mortality is not as great as from increasing age alone.

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Title: Consequences of sarcopenia among nursing home residents at long-term follow-up
Authors: Tim Henwood (Author) - University of Queensland
Bothaina Hassan (Author) - University of Queensland
Paul Swinton (Author) - Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom
Hugh Senior (Author) - University of Queensland
Justin W L Keogh (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Geriatric Nursing, Vol.38(5), pp.406-411
Publisher: Mosby, Inc.
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.02.003
ISSN: 0197-4572
Copyright note: Copyright © 2017. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451174202621
Output Type: Journal article

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