Background in 2010, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) published a sarcopenia definition that aimed to foster advances in identifying and caring for people with sarcopenia. In early 2018, the Working Group met again (EWGSOP2) to update the original definition in order to reflect scientific and clinical evidence that has built over the last decade. This paper presents our updated findings. Objectives to increase consistency of research design, clinical diagnoses and ultimately, care for people with sarcopenia. Recommendations sarcopenia is a muscle disease (muscle failure) rooted in adverse muscle changes that accrue across a lifetime; sarcopenia is common among adults of older age but can also occur earlier in life. In this updated consensus paper on sarcopenia, EWGSOP2: (1) focuses on low muscle strength as a key characteristic of sarcopenia, uses detection of low muscle quantity and quality to confirm the sarcopenia diagnosis, and identifies poor physical performance as indicative of severe sarcopenia; (2) updates the clinical algorithm that can be used for sarcopenia case-finding, diagnosis and confirmation, and severity determination and (3) provides clear cut-off points for measurements of variables that identify and characterise sarcopenia. Conclusions EWGSOP2's updated recommendations aim to increase awareness of sarcopenia and its risk. With these new recommendations, EWGSOP2 calls for healthcare professionals who treat patients at risk for sarcopenia to take actions that will promote early detection and treatment. We also encourage more research in the field of sarcopenia in order to prevent or delay adverse health outcomes that incur a heavy burden for patients and healthcare systems.

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Sarcopenia: Revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis

Sarcopenia in Asia: consensus report of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia.

Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

羟氨苄青霉素引起大疱性类天疱疮样疹

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Erratum: Body composition, fitness level, anabolic hormones, and inflammatory cytokines in the elderly: A randomized controlled trial (Aging - Clinical and Experimental Research DOI: 10.1007/s40520-013-0032-y))

Detecting the edges of objects within images is critical for quality image processing. We present an edge-detecting technique that uses morphological amoebas that adjust their shape based on variation in image contours. We evaluate the method both quantitatively and qualitatively for edge detection of images, and compare it to classic morphological methods. Our amoeba-based edge-detection system performed better than the classic edge detectors.

Edge detection based on morphological amoebas

Background This study investigated the demand for and awareness of a primary healthcare pilot project for people with disabilities; it also sought to identify relevant determinants for demand and awareness using Andersen’s behavioral model of health service use. Methods This study is a secondary analysis of data from the population-based survey conducted in Gyeonggi Regional Health & Medical Center for People with Disabilities. The data was designed with quota random sampling based on the population with disabilities in each district (city [si] and county [gun]) across the Gyeonggi province (do) to evaluate the health and healthcare accessibility of the disabled people living in the Gyeonggi province. The data was collected through the mobile-based survey of 1,140 people with disabilities living in Gyeonggi-do between March 2021 and June 2021. Results Awareness of the service (12.1%) was remarkably low, while the demand (80.5%) was high. The gap between respondents who needed the service but were unaware of it differed according to age, education, activities of daily living, health information sources, chronic disease, depression, subjective health status, and unmet healthcare needs. Chronic disease (odds ratio [OR], 1.86; P = 0.001) and an unmet need for medical care (OR, 2.30; P = 0.002) had significant influences on demand for the service. Furthermore, living alone (OR, 0.42; P = 0.023), medical aid program beneficiary status (OR, 2.10; P = 0.020), access to health information from health service centers (OR, 4.00; P = 0.002), chronic disease (OR, 1.68; P = 0.043), severity of disability (OR, 1.78; P = 0.025), and subjective health status (OR, 4.51; P < 0.001) significantly affected awareness of the program. Conclusion Chronic disease and an unmet need for medical care were key determinants of service demand, while the severity of disability was not. Thus, there is a need to review the initiative that defines service beneficiaries as people with severe disabilities. Policy makers should consider advertising programs to improve service awareness among people with disabilities.

https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e241

Service Demand for and Awareness of a Primary Healthcare Pilot Project for People With Disabilities

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Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research Indexed in PubMed Central: An Important Milestone toward the Leading Journal.

Copyright © 2018 by The Korean Geriatric Society This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. What Should Geriatric Medicine Do in the New Normal of Life Expectancy?

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Jae Young Lim

Papers

Erratum: Body composition, fitness level, anabolic hormones, and inflammatory cytokines in the elderly: A randomized controlled trial (Aging - Clinical and Experimental Research DOI: 10.1007/s40520-013-0032-y))

Edge detection based on morphological amoebas

Service Demand for and Awareness of a Primary Healthcare Pilot Project for People With Disabilities

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research Indexed in PubMed Central: An Important Milestone toward the Leading Journal.

What Should Geriatric Medicine Do in the New Normal of Life Expectancy