{"title":"Sarcopenia and Frailty in Elderly: Manifestations, Impacts on Diseases, and Management","authors":"Wen-Chi Chao, Shen-Yung Wang","doi":"10.6890/IJGE.202002_14(1).0001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Aging population is frequently associated with a progressive function decline. Sarcopenia and frailty are common in elderly. Sarcopenia, defined by loss of muscle mass and strength and function, is a crucial driver for frailty. Sarcopenia can result from aging process, malnutrition, inactivity, and chronic diseases. Sarcopenia is highly prevalent in frail individuals. Frailty is a geriatric syndrome connected to adverse clinical outcomes. Frailty is associated with disability or increased mortality in elderly. Sarcopenia and frailty are prevalent in various diseases such as heart failure, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and critical illness. Adequate nutritional support with higher protein ingestion in addition to exercise are crucial to improve physical performance in sarcopenic or frail elderly.","PeriodicalId":50321,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Gerontology","volume":"49 1","pages":"2-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Gerontology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.6890/IJGE.202002_14(1).0001","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Aging population is frequently associated with a progressive function decline. Sarcopenia and frailty are common in elderly. Sarcopenia, defined by loss of muscle mass and strength and function, is a crucial driver for frailty. Sarcopenia can result from aging process, malnutrition, inactivity, and chronic diseases. Sarcopenia is highly prevalent in frail individuals. Frailty is a geriatric syndrome connected to adverse clinical outcomes. Frailty is associated with disability or increased mortality in elderly. Sarcopenia and frailty are prevalent in various diseases such as heart failure, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and critical illness. Adequate nutritional support with higher protein ingestion in addition to exercise are crucial to improve physical performance in sarcopenic or frail elderly.
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The Journal aims to publish original research and review papers on all fields of geriatrics and gerontology, including those dealing with critical care and emergency medicine.
The IJGE aims to explore and clarify the medical science and philosophy in all fields of geriatrics and gerontology, including those in the emergency and critical care medicine. The IJGE is determined not only to be a professional journal in gerontology, but also a leading source of information for the developing field of geriatric emergency and critical care medicine. It is a pioneer in Asia.
Topics in the IJGE cover the advancement of diagnosis and management in urgent, serious and chronic intractable diseases in later life, preventive medicine, long-term care of disability, ethical issues in the diseased elderly and biochemistry, cell biology, endocrinology, molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology and protein chemistry involving diseases associated with age. We did not limit the territory to only critical or emergency condition inasmuch as chronic diseases are frequently brought about by inappropriate management of acute problems.
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