Understanding deinstitutionalization policies for older adults through sarcopenia and the place of aging in Spain

Abstract To support deinstitutionalization policies in Spain, it’s useful to understand sarcopenia determinants. This study analyzed 267 community-dwelling and institutionalized older adults, measured sarcopenia using the European Working Group of Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2) algorithm and...

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Main Authors: María Ángeles Tortosa-Chuliá, Natalia Cezón-Serrano, Anna Arnal-Gómez, Mercè Balasch-Bernat, Trinidad Sentandreu-Mañó, Maria Àngels Cebrià i Iranzo
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06036-3
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Maria Àngels Cebrià i Iranzo
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description Abstract To support deinstitutionalization policies in Spain, it’s useful to understand sarcopenia determinants. This study analyzed 267 community-dwelling and institutionalized older adults, measured sarcopenia using the European Working Group of Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2) algorithm and looked for the role of place of aging among a set of social, economic, psychological and environmental variables. Findings reveal that the place of aging might have a significant relationship with sarcopenia in Spanish older adults and that a large proportion of older adults with sarcopenia could end up living in institutions. These results are in accordance with some actions lines of the deinstitutionalization Spanish strategy and point out that it would be necessary to prevent sarcopenia, mainly in the oldest, in those with low cognitive status and quality of life in order to promote deinstitutionalization and retain older adults in their community as much as possible.
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spelling doaj-art-f6efe5eb83d945c98c68ce2c52962e7a2025-08-20T03:45:20ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111010.1038/s41598-025-06036-3Understanding deinstitutionalization policies for older adults through sarcopenia and the place of aging in SpainMaría Ángeles Tortosa-Chuliá0Natalia Cezón-Serrano1Anna Arnal-Gómez2Mercè Balasch-Bernat3Trinidad Sentandreu-Mañó4Maria Àngels Cebrià i Iranzo5Public Economic Evaluation Research Group (EVALPUB), Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of ValenciaPhysiotherapy in Motion, Multi-Specialty Research Group (PTinMOTION), Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of ValenciaPhysiotherapy in Motion, Multi-Specialty Research Group (PTinMOTION), Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of ValenciaPhysiotherapy in Motion, Multi-Specialty Research Group (PTinMOTION), Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of ValenciaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of ValenciaPhysiotherapy in Motion, Multi-Specialty Research Group (PTinMOTION), Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of ValenciaAbstract To support deinstitutionalization policies in Spain, it’s useful to understand sarcopenia determinants. This study analyzed 267 community-dwelling and institutionalized older adults, measured sarcopenia using the European Working Group of Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2) algorithm and looked for the role of place of aging among a set of social, economic, psychological and environmental variables. Findings reveal that the place of aging might have a significant relationship with sarcopenia in Spanish older adults and that a large proportion of older adults with sarcopenia could end up living in institutions. These results are in accordance with some actions lines of the deinstitutionalization Spanish strategy and point out that it would be necessary to prevent sarcopenia, mainly in the oldest, in those with low cognitive status and quality of life in order to promote deinstitutionalization and retain older adults in their community as much as possible.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06036-3SarcopeniaDeterminantsPlace of agingDeinstitutionalizationOlder adults
spellingShingle María Ángeles Tortosa-Chuliá
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Maria Àngels Cebrià i Iranzo
Understanding deinstitutionalization policies for older adults through sarcopenia and the place of aging in Spain
Scientific Reports
Sarcopenia
Determinants
Place of aging
Deinstitutionalization
Older adults
title Understanding deinstitutionalization policies for older adults through sarcopenia and the place of aging in Spain
title_full Understanding deinstitutionalization policies for older adults through sarcopenia and the place of aging in Spain
title_fullStr Understanding deinstitutionalization policies for older adults through sarcopenia and the place of aging in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Understanding deinstitutionalization policies for older adults through sarcopenia and the place of aging in Spain
title_short Understanding deinstitutionalization policies for older adults through sarcopenia and the place of aging in Spain
title_sort understanding deinstitutionalization policies for older adults through sarcopenia and the place of aging in spain
topic Sarcopenia
Determinants
Place of aging
Deinstitutionalization
Older adults
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06036-3
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