Sarcopenia and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in 729 Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults With Multimorbidity

Multimorbidity, sarcopenia, and chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSP) are common in the older adult population. Each is associated with adverse health outcomes, such as functional decline, frailty, loss of independence, reduced well-being and health-related quality of life, hospitalization, and mortality. 1 Morley J.E. Anker S.D. von Haehling S. Prevalence, incidence, and clinical impact of sarcopenia: Facts, numbers, and epidemiology—update 2014. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2014; 5: 253-259 Crossref PubMed Scopus (356) Google Scholar , 2 Blyth F.M. March L.M. Brnabic A.J. Cousins M.J. Chronic pain and frequent use of health care. Pain. 2004; 111: 51-58 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (211) Google Scholar , 3 Barnett K. Mercer S.W. Norbury M. et al. Epidemiology of multimorbidity and implications for health care, research, and medical education: A cross-sectional study. Lancet. 2012; 380: 37-43 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (3719) Google Scholar The simultaneous presence of all 3 conditions among older individuals may have important prognostic and health care use implications.