Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
SARC-F: an effective screening tool for detecting sarcopenia and predicting health-related quality of life in older women in Sri Lanka |
| Authors: |
Nirmala Rathnayake, Thilina Abeygunasekara, Gayani Liyanage, Sewwandi Subasinghe, Warsha De Zoysa, Dhammika Palangasinghe, Sarath Lekamwasam |
| Source: |
BMC Geriatrics, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2025) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2025. |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Geriatrics |
| Subject Terms: |
Older women, SARC-F, Sarcopenia, Screening tool, Sri Lanka, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Objective The "Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs, and Falls" (SARC-F) is a simple, five-item tool used to identify individuals with suggestive signs of sarcopenia. This study assessed the validity of the Sinhala version of the SARC-F, evaluating its ability to detect sarcopenia in older women and its potential to predict health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods The culturally adapted Sinhala version of the SARC-F, along with the Short Form-36 (SF-36) survey, was administered among 350 older women (aged ≥ 65) attending medical clinics at National Hospital Galle, Sri Lanka. Handgrip strength (HGS) was measured using a handheld dynamometer, and relative appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (RSMI) was estimated with a Sri Lankan-specific anthropometry-based equation. Gait speed (GS) was assessed using 4-m customary-paced walk test. Results The mean (± SD) age of the participants was 72 (± 5) years, with 56.3% (n = 197) having sarcopenia based on a SARC-F score of ≥ 4. The Sinhala version of SARC-F demonstrated a good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.72). A significant positive correlation between SARC-F and HGS indicated concurrent validity (r = 0.23, p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2318 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2318 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12877-025-05786-z |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/1cb333c5a7034dd399917513d12713c2 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.1cb333c5a7034dd399917513d12713c2 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
