Validation of the Persian version of the sarcopenia-specific quality of life questionnaire (SarQoL®-IR)

Background The sarcopenia quality of life (SarQoL) ® questionnaire is a specific tool to measure QoL in sarcopenia. The aim of this study was to validate the SarQoL ® questionnaire for evaluation of sarcopenia-related quality of life in Iranian community-dwelling older adults. Methods Validity (disc...

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Published in:Aging clinical and experimental research 2023-01, Vol.35 (1), p.137-145
Main Authors: Mahmoodi, Marzieh, Hejazi, Najmeh, Bagheri, Zahra, Nasimi, Nasrin, Clark, Cain C. T., Moosavi, Mahsa, Dabbaghmanesh, Mohammad Hossein, Mazloom, Zohreh
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Language:English
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Aged
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Humans
Iran
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Older people
Original Article
Psychometrics
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia - diagnosis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Validity
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Summary:Background The sarcopenia quality of life (SarQoL) ® questionnaire is a specific tool to measure QoL in sarcopenia. The aim of this study was to validate the SarQoL ® questionnaire for evaluation of sarcopenia-related quality of life in Iranian community-dwelling older adults. Methods Validity (discriminative power, construct validity), reliability (internal consistency, test–retest reliability), and floor/ceiling effects of SarQoL ® questionnaire were evaluated in the current study. Moreover, the SarQoL ® questionnaire was compared with the Short-Form 36-item (SF-36) and the EuroQoL 5-Dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaires. Results Among 501 community-dwelling older adults, 128 elderly participants (including 88 sarcopenic individuals) were recruited for validation. Participants with sarcopenia had lower quality of life than non-sarcopenic individuals (Total Score: 39.37 ± 7.45 vs. 65.09 ± 7.85, p  
ISSN:1720-8319
1594-0667
1720-8319
DOI:10.1007/s40520-022-02255-0