SMI: “Una scuola di specializzazione per ridare dignità alla Medicina di Famiglia”

“Dopo anni d’impegno spesi per portare all’attenzione delle istituzioni, del mondo politico e di parte della rappresentanza sindacale, la necessità di istituire, come in quasi tutti i paesi Europei ed extra Europei, una scuola di specializzazione in Medicina Generale, qualcosa si muove”. Così Leonida Iannantuoni, Presidente ASSIMEFAC e Giovanni B. D’Errico, Presidente CTS ASSIMEFAC (Associazione […]

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Luglio 2023

Monitoring sarcopenia with wearable devices: a systematic review protocol

Introduction
Sarcopenia is a highly prevalent muscle dysfunction among older adults and is associated with adverse events. The periodic monitoring enables an early screening of patients at risk and control of the progression of muscle impairment. Wearable devices have been used as clinical support for sarcopenia detection. Therefore, this review aims to identify how wearable devices have been used to screen sarcopenia.

Methods and analyses
Searches will be conducted from August 2023 on PubMed, CINHAL, Embase, Web of Science and SciELO databases. We will include cross-sectional and/or baseline data from prospective studies reporting the use of wearable devices to investigate sarcopenia. Studies that discuss only the development of algorithms or applications for the assessment of sarcopenia or unavailable full texts will be excluded. The main reviewer will conduct the initial search and exclusion of duplicates, while two independent reviewers will select studies, extract data and assess the methodological quality using the Appraisal tool for Cross-sectional Studies.

Ethics and dissemination
No previous ethical approval is required for this review. The findings of this review will be submitted to a scientific journal and disclosed at international scientific conferences.

PROSPERO registration number
CRD42022356040.

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Giugno 2023