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Article

Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Older People with and without Sarcopenia Covered by Long-Term Care Insurance

by
Masahiro Kitamura
1,2,3,
Kazuhiro P. Izawa
2,3,*,
Kodai Ishihara
2,3,4,
Peter H. Brubaker
3,5,
Hiroaki Matsuda
6,
Soichiro Okamura
6 and
Koji Fujioka
6
1
School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Reiwa Health Sciences University, 2-1-12 Wajirogaoka, Fukuoka 811-0213, Japan
2
Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, 7-10-2 Tomogaoka, Kobe 654-0142, Japan
3
Cardiovascular Stroke Renal Project (CRP), Kobe 654-0142, Japan
4
Department of Rehabilitation, Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, 5-1 Nakaicho 2-chome, Okayama 700-0804, Japan
5
Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27106, USA
6
Department of Rehabilitation, Rifuru Yukuhashi Day Care Center, 379-1 Takase, Yukuhashi 824-0027, Japan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2022, 12(6), 536-548; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12060040
Submission received: 7 April 2022 / Revised: 22 May 2022 / Accepted: 24 May 2022 / Published: 26 May 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sedentary Behaviour as a Risk Factor for Chronic Disease)
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Background: As a result of the increase in older people covered by long-term care insurance (LTCI), prevention of sarcopenia and maintenance and improvement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) have become important themes. This study aimed to clarify both the differences in HRQOL in older people with and without sarcopenia covered by LTCI and the correlation between HRQOL and physical function. Methods: Participants were 101 older people with LTCI at a daycare center in Japan. We investigated clinical factors using the EuroQol five-dimension three-level questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L). Analysis was by unpaired t-test, Mann–Whitney U test, chi-square test, analysis of covariance, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Results: Compared to the no sarcopenia group (n = 40), the sarcopenia group (n = 24) had significantly lower body mass index, skeletal muscle mass index, gait speed, EQ-5D-3L, and adjusted EQ-5D-3L (p < 0.05). The EQ-5D-3L showed a significant correlation with handgrip strength in the sarcopenia group (p = 0.02) and significant correlations with gait speed and one-leg standing time (both, p = 0.01) in the no sarcopenia group. Conclusion: We clarified differences in HRQOL in older people with and without sarcopenia covered by LTCI. This information on the interrelationship between HRQOL and physical function may help maintain and improve HRQOL in these people.
Keywords: quality of life; sarcopenia; long-term care insurance; older people; physical function; handgrip strength; one-leg standing time; gait speed; daycare center; Japan quality of life; sarcopenia; long-term care insurance; older people; physical function; handgrip strength; one-leg standing time; gait speed; daycare center; Japan

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Kitamura, M.; Izawa, K.P.; Ishihara, K.; Brubaker, P.H.; Matsuda, H.; Okamura, S.; Fujioka, K. Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Older People with and without Sarcopenia Covered by Long-Term Care Insurance. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2022, 12, 536-548. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12060040

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Kitamura M, Izawa KP, Ishihara K, Brubaker PH, Matsuda H, Okamura S, Fujioka K. Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Older People with and without Sarcopenia Covered by Long-Term Care Insurance. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2022; 12(6):536-548. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12060040

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Kitamura, Masahiro, Kazuhiro P. Izawa, Kodai Ishihara, Peter H. Brubaker, Hiroaki Matsuda, Soichiro Okamura, and Koji Fujioka. 2022. "Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Older People with and without Sarcopenia Covered by Long-Term Care Insurance" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 12, no. 6: 536-548. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12060040

APA Style

Kitamura, M., Izawa, K. P., Ishihara, K., Brubaker, P. H., Matsuda, H., Okamura, S., & Fujioka, K. (2022). Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Older People with and without Sarcopenia Covered by Long-Term Care Insurance. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 12(6), 536-548. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12060040

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