Sarcopenia assessment project in the nursing homes in Turkey
Articles > Article · 2014
Authors: MELTEM GÜLHAN HALİL, Zülal ÜLGER TUTAR, M. Varli, A. Doventas, Gürcan Öztürk, M. E. Kuyumcu, BURCU BALAM YAVUZ, Y. Yesil, F. Tufan, MEHMET CANKURTARAN, B. Saka, Sevnaz ŞAHİN, A. Curgunlu, N. Tekin, F. Akcicek, M. A. Karan, T. Atli, T. Beger, D. S. Erdincler, S. Ariogul
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2014, vol 68, pp 690-694
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.15
Summary
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) are geriatric syndromes leading to physical disability, poor quality of life and death. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia and SO in nursing homes in Turkey and to define local disparities for diagnosing sarcopenia and SO.