There is an accumulating evidence of the overlap and frequent co-occurrence of twasting conditions in older adults. Those conditions include malnutrition, sarcopenia, and cachexia, Therefore , a tool capable of simultaneously screening for all three conditions is imperative. In this study, we developed and validated a new tool for the simultaneous screening of muscle wasting diseases in older adults. The diagnostic accuracy of the new tool was compared to other validated screening tools including the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF), the Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ), and the Simple Questionnaire to Rapidly Diagnose Sarcopenia (SARC-F).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
25 items dichotomous questionnaire
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
reliability of a new tool for the simultaneous screening of muscle wasting diseases in older adults
Relaibility; Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to evaluate the internal consistency.
Time frame: 10 months
validity of a new tool for the simultaneous screening of muscle wasting diseases in older adults
Validity; Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to examine construct validity of the new tool
Time frame: 10 months
The diagnostic accuracy of the new tool
The Receiver operating curve was plotted to detect the area under curve of the new tool, for diagnosing muscle wasting diseases.
Time frame: 10 months
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