title: Consequences of sarcopenia among nursing home residents at long-term follow-up.
abstract: The consequences of and transition into sarcopenia with long-term survival was investigated in the nursing home setting. Eligible residents from 11 nursing homes were followed-up 18-months after their assessment for sarcopenia using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria, with other demographic, physical and cognitive health measures collected. Of the 102 older adults who consented at baseline, 22 had died and 58 agreed to participate at follow-up, 51.7% of whom had sarcopenic. Sarcopenia at baseline was associated with a depression (p < .001), but not mortality, hospitalization, falls or cognitive decline at follow-up. Age was the strongest predictor of mortality (p = .05) with the relative risk of death increasing 5.2% each year. The prevalence of sarcopenia is high and increases with long-term survival in end-of-life care. However, the risk of sarcopenia-related mortality is not as great as from increasing age alone.
authors.affiliation: The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement and Nutritional Sciences, Brisbane, Australia; Bond University, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Gold Coast, Australia; AgeFIT Solutions, Brisbane, Australia. Electronic address: t.henwood@uq.edu.au.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Henwood
authors.affiliation: The University of Queensland, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brisbane, Australia; Alexandria University, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: Bothaina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Robert Gordon University, School of Health Sciences, Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Swinton
authors.affiliation: The University of Queensland, Discipline of General Practice, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Senior
authors.affiliation: Bond University, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Gold Coast, Australia; AUT University, Human Potential Centre, Auckland, New Zealand; University of the Sunshine Coast, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, Caloundra, Australia.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keogh
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D055948:Sarcopenia / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Consequences; Mortality; Nursing-home; Sarcopenia