Incidence of postoperative sarcopenia and risk of falls in elderly cardiac patients undergoing inpatient cardiac rehabilitation - a cohort observational study.

Conditions

M62.5

Carolin Steinmetz, Laura Krause, Samra Sulejmanovic, Sabrina Kaumkötter, Johanneke Hartog et al. (16 authors)

BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation2024-07-022 citations

The prevalence and impact of sarcopenia in older cardiac patients undergoing inpatient cardiac rehabilitation - results from a prospective, observational cohort pre-study.

Steinmetz C, Krause L, Sulejmanovic S, Kaumkötter S, Mengden T, Grefe C, Knoglinger E, Reiss N, Brixius K, Bjarnason-Wehrens B, Schmidt T, von Haehling S, Sadlonova M, von Arnim CAF, Heinemann S.

2024-01-246 citations

10.1186/s12877-024-04694-y

Interventions

Group 1: Recruitment is carried out in four inpatient rehabilitation clinics in Lower Saxony and Hessen, Germany. Patients 75 years or older after cardiac procedure who are undergoing inpatient cardia

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

75 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient is in an inpatient rehabilitation facility after cardiac procedure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: cognitive/visual impairments, restricted physical activity behavior due to acute conditions (e.g. acute illness, infection, injury), low German language skills

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
SARC-F questionnaire three months after cardiac rehabilitation intervention. The SARC-F questionnaire identifies patients who have a high risk of sarcopenia.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
KATZ-Index, hand grip strength, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), 6-minute walk test, Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristine von Arnim

Klinik für Geriatrie

christine.arnim@med.uni-goettingen.de0551 / 39-62150

Outcome results

None listed