Validity of a video-analysis-based app to detect prefrailty or frailty plus sarcopenia syndromes in community-dwelling older adults : Diagnostic accuracy study

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Objectives: Sarcopenia and frailty have been associated with an increased risk of suffering health-related adverse events but the combination of both conditions results in worse health-related outcomes than either condition alone. Since both syndromes are reversible states, their early detection is fundamental. This study aims to validate a video analysis-based App to detect the presence of frailty or prefrailty plus sarcopenia syndromes and to analyze its construct validity with health-related risk factors.

Methods: A total of 686 community-dwelling older adults (median-age: 72, 59% female) were enrolled. Muscle power generated during a sit-to-stand test using the App and calf circumference were considered the index test. The reference standards were the EWGSOP2 criteria (five-chair stand test plus appendicular skeletal mass or skeletal muscle index) and Fried's frailty phenotype. Area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV) were calculated.

Results: The prevalence of both syndromes varied from 2.9% to 7.2% depending on the diagnostic criteria used for sarcopenia assessment. Excellent-to-outstanding AUC values were observed (range 0.80-0.92). Sensitivity and specificity ranged from 75% to 100% and 81.7% to 87.2%, respectively. PPV and NPV ranged from 12.1% to 37.5% and 97.9% to 100%, respectively. Individuals diagnosed by the App showed an increased risk of polypharmacy, depression, comorbidities, falls, hospitalization, low socioeconomical and educational levels, and smoking and poor self-perceived health compared to their healthy counterparts.

Conclusions: This App seems to be reliable to detect the simultaneous presence of both syndromes in community-dwelling older adults. Individuals diagnosed by the App showed more odds to have health-related risk factors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Digital health - 10(2024) vom: 21. Jan., Seite 20552076241232878

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Montemurro, Alessio [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Juan, Juan J [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-García, María Del Mar [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Cárdenas, Juan D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aged
Calf circumference
Diagnosis
Frailty
Journal Article
Motion capture
Muscle power
Physical examination
Sarcopenia
Sit-to-stand
Smartphone

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Date Revised 24.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/20552076241232878

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368743829