Sarcopenia as a public health problem

[en] The importance of a health problem is based on its current and expected prevalence, its clinical and economic consequences, the social status of people affected by the problem and the availability of an effective treatment. In this paper, we review the main current literature on sarcopenia in order to assess whether this geriatric syndrome could be considered as a major public health problem. Our review highlights that based on its prevalence, its clinical consequences, the limitations of the current available treatments as well as on the fact that many frail patients are affected by this geriatric syndrome, sarcopenia should be considered as a health priority by all interested parties in order to reduce its burden.

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General & internal medicine
Public health, health care sciences & services

Author, co-author :

Bruyère, Olivier ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé

Beaudart, Charlotte ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé

Locquet, Médéa ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Epidémiologie clinique

Buckinx, Fanny ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé

PETERMANS, Jean ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Gériatrie

Reginster, Jean-Yves ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé

Language :

English

Title :

Sarcopenia as a public health problem

Publication date :

2016

Journal title :

European Geriatric Medicine

ISSN :

1878-7649

eISSN :

1878-7657

Publisher :

Elsevier

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Issue :

Pages :

272-5

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