Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Intrinsic Capacity
Bauer JM, Sieber C (2021)
Publication Type: Authored book
Publication year: 2021
Publisher: wiley
ISBN: 9781119597896
DOI: 10.1002/9781119597896.ch10
Abstract
Most experts will agree that sarcopenia and frailty are closely related entities, but that nevertheless one should regard them as truly distinct. Frailty is an important risk factor for negative health outcomes like declining functionality, falls, fractures, hospitalization, disability, nursing home admission, and mortality. Sarcopenia and frailty syndromes share several etiologic factors that are related to the aging process itself and also to comorbidities, for example inflammatory processes, reduced physical activity, endocrine factors, and nutritional deficits. The relevance of the sarcopenia concept has already been acknowledged far beyond the field of geriatric medicine which is especially true for the application of this concept in oncology, nephrology, and cardiology. The newly published international definition of sarcopenia pointing more on muscle function than muscle mass opens new diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities. It is hoped that intrinsic capacity by including functional aspects of muscle is a good step ahead.
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APA:
Bauer, J.M., & Sieber, C. (2021). Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Intrinsic Capacity. wiley.
MLA:
Bauer, Jürgen M., and Cornel Sieber. Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Intrinsic Capacity. wiley, 2021.
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