Prevalence of Two Major Geriatric Syndromes: Sarcopenia and Frailty

Goztepe Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Frailty Syndrome; Frailty; Sarcopenia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04146844

GoztepeTRH1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Sarcopenia and frailty are two major syndromes in older adults. They are shown to be associated with low levels of functioning and higher rates of morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aim to report the prevalence of sarcopenia and frailty by using simple assessment methods such as SARC-F and FRAIL, respectively.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being at the age of 65 or older

Exclusion criteria

• <24 points on Mini-Mental State Examination
• 12 points or higher on Geriatric Depression Scale