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A snapshot of the summary - Prevalenceofandinterventionsforsarcopeniain ageingadults:asystematicreview.Reportofthe InternationalSarcopeniaInitiative(EWGSOP andIWGS)
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1 Introduction
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What is the relevance of this article?Efficacy to treat of exercise and nutrition is not really known in people with sarcopenia.
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What is the current definition of clinical relevant, age-related sacropenia?'a syndrome characterised by progressive and generalised loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with a risk of adverse outcomes such as physical disability, poor quality of life and death'
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How is sarcopenia diagnosed?Low muscle mass AND low muscle function
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2 Methods
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2.2 Eligibility criteria
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Which eligibility criteria were used?
- Older than 50 years
- Well-defined populations
- Sarcopenia prevalence based on muscle mass and muscle function
- Nut and Ex with outcome measures in muscle mass and muscle function
- Observation is OK in prevalence group
- RCTs for nut and EX
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2.3 Data synthesis
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How was the methodological quality of articles reviewed?Using the PEDro scale (specifically developed to rate the quality of randomised, controlled trials evaluating physicaltherapistintervention)
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3 Results
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3.1 Estimates of prevalence
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In which living setting was sarcopenia most prevalent?In community-dwelling patients (83%)
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What was the prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling elderly?about ~1-30%
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In which living setting is sarcopenia most prevalent based on this review?In long term care institutions
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3.2 Exercise interventions
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What can said about the overall quality of the articles on Exercise?There were seven studies with a moderate score on the PEDro (4-6 on a 0-10)
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3.2.1 Resistance training interventions
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How long did the participants do resistance training ?3-18 MONTHS
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