THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SARCOPENIA, QUALITY OF LIFE AND PAIN: A ONE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY

Bakilan F., ÖZGEN M., Ortanca B., ARMAĞAN O., Ekim A., Berkan F. T., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.24, no.3, pp.330-341, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.31086/tjgeri.2021.230
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.330-341
  • Keywords: COVID-19, Pain, Quality of life, Sarcopenia, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: This study evaluated the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on sarcopenia, quality of life and pain severity in elderly patients and investigated which patients were affected more from this pandemic (sarcopenic or not, males or females, and physically active or inactive).