Assessment of muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance in clinical practice: An international survey - 13/05/16

Doi : 10.1016/j.eurger.2015.12.009

O. Bruyère ^a,^b,^⁎ , C. Beaudart ^a,^b, J.-Y. Reginster ^a,^b, F. Buckinx ^a,^b, D. Schoene ^c, V. Hirani ^d, C. Cooper ^e, J.A. Kanis ^f, R. Rizzoli ^g, E. McCloskey ^f, T. Cederholm ^h, A. Cruz-Jentoft ⁱ, E. Freiberger ^c
^a Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
^b Support Unit in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
^c Institute for Biomedicine of Aging, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany
^d Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
^e MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
^f Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
^g Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
^h Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
ⁱ Geriatric Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

^⁎Corresponding author. Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman 23, 4000 Liège, Belgium. Tel.: +32 4 36 62 581.

Abstract

Introduction

Several tools are available for the assessment of muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance in clinical research. However, few data are available on the usage of these tools in clinical practice.

Methods

This study aimed to assess their usage by means of a large online international survey. Since sarcopenia is a specific condition where the assessment of muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance is important, the survey also assessed the tools used for the diagnosis of this geriatric syndrome.

Results

The survey was completed by 255 clinicians from 55 countries across 5 continents. Among these clinicians with geriatrics, rheumatology and endocrinology as major fields of interest, 53.3% assess muscle mass in daily practice, 54.5% muscle strength and 71.4% physical performance. However, the tools used are very different and no single tool is used by all clinicians. The tools and the cut-off values used by clinicians to diagnose sarcopenia are also heterogeneous.

Conclusion

Because some tools used for the assessment of muscle mass, muscle strength or physical performance in daily practice are less validated than others, a greater awareness from the clinicians of the importance of using appropriate tools is needed.

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Keywords : Sarcopenia, Muscle mass, Muscle strength, Physical performance, Tool

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