Longitudinal associations between changes in muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical performance and health-related quality of life in older adults: a four-year analysis from the SarcoPhAge cohort - 2026
Longitudinal associations between changes in muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical performance and health-related quality of life in older adults: a four-year analysis from the SarcoPhAge cohort
Sarcopenia; Health-related quality of life; SarQoL; Physical performance; Muscle strength; Muscle mass
Abstract :
[en] Aim To investigate the longitudinal associations between changes in sarcopenia components and changes in health-related quality of life, as measured by the SarQoL questionnaire, in older adults. Findings Despite an overall age-related decline over time, improvements in physical performance, grip strength and muscle mass were independently associated with higher global SarQoL scores. Message Longitudinal changes in sarcopenia components are associated with changes in HRQoL over time, supporting the importance of monitoring these components in older adults and the use of a sarcopenia-specific questionnaire such as SarQoL.
Disciplines :
Public health, health care sciences & services
Author, co-author :
Demonceau, Céline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unité de recherche Santé publique, épidémiologie et économie de la santé (URSAPES)
Beaudart, Charlotte; Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Research Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, NAmur Research Institute for LIfe Sciences (NARILIS), University of Namur, Namur, Belgium
Mbayo, Toussaint; Research Unit in Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Monseur, Justine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Biostatistique
Reginster, Jean-Yves; Protein Research Chair, College of Science, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Saud University, Riyadh
Bruyère, Olivier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé
Language :
English
Title :
Longitudinal associations between changes in muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical performance and health-related quality of life in older adults: a four-year analysis from the SarcoPhAge cohort
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