Sarcopenia screening tools in the application scope of community elderly population: a scoping review
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20250109-00155
- VernacularTitle:肌少症筛查工具在社区老年人中应用的范围综述
- Author:
Xinyu TANG
1
;
Liya ZHANG
;
Xue ZHAO
;
Zhijun SHEN
;
Shiyuan XIANG
Author Information
1. 同济大学医学院，上海 200092
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Review;
Aged;
Community;
Sarcopenia;
Screening tool
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2025;31(28):3902-3908
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To summarize the current application status of sarcopenia screening tools among community-dwelling older adults and explore the suitability of various tools in different contexts.Methods:A comprehensive search was conducted in China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, VIP, China Biology Medicine disc, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase for literature related to sarcopenia screening tools, from database inception to November 30, 2024. Two researchers independently screened the literature and extracted relevant data.Results:A total of 19 articles were included, covering seven screening tools: the Sarcopenia-Five (SARC-F) questionnaire, Sarcopenia combined with Calf Circumference (SARC-CALF), Sarcopenia-Five combined with Elderly and Body Mass Index Information (SARC-F+EBM), Calf Circumference, Ishii score, Mini Sarcopenia Risk Assessment-5 (MSRA-5), and the finger-ring test.Conclusions:Research on sarcopenia screening tools for the elderly population in China is still in its early stages, primarily focusing on the localization of tools developed abroad. Future research should further develop, optimize, and validate screening tools tailored to the characteristics of the Chinese elderly population to support the prevention and management of sarcopenia.
