TY - THES ID - 147842090 TI - Prevalence and Characterization of sarcopenic dysphagia: A scoping Review AU - Agrimaki, Virginia AU - Rommel, Nathalie AU - Gielen, Evelien AU - Everaert, Marthe AU - KU Leuven. Faculteit Geneeskunde. Opleiding Master of Deglutology (Leuven) PY - 2024 PB - Leuven KU Leuven. Faculteit Geneeskunde DB - UniCat UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:147842090 AB - Background Sarcopenic dysphagia is a swallowing disorder resulting from sarcopenia, which affects both the whole-body skeletal muscles and the muscles involved in swallowing. This scoping review aimed to characterize sarcopenic dysphagia and discuss its prevalence. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, ICTPR, and Clinical Trials in March 2024, using the search terms "(sarcopenia) and (dysphagia or deglutition disorders or esophageal achalasia or swallow OR esophageal dysmotility or nutcracker esophagus or dysphagia or eat or drink or odynophagia or deglutition or esophageal or esophageal or esophageal disorders)”. Articles including definition, prevalence, and diagnostic criteria of sarcopenic dysphagia were included. Results Eleven articles were included in this study addressing the definition, prevalence, and diagnostic criteria of sarcopenic dysphagia. All studies diagnosed sarcopenic dysphagia by individually assessing sarcopenia and dysphagia. Sarcopenia was assessed following the consensus guidelines from the Asia Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2014 or 2019 or the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) consensus from 2010 or 1019. For diagnosing dysphagia, various assessment tools were utilized to measure the swallowing muscle mass, strength, and function. Specifically, ultrasonography was employed to measure swallowing muscle mass; lingual strength was assessed using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) or the JMS device; and muscle function was evaluated using Videofluoroscopy Swallowing study (VFSS), and surface Electromyography(sEMG). Conclusions Individual diagnostic criteria emerged as the prominent method for diagnosing primary sarcopenic dysphagia. Given the established consensus for diagnosing sarcopenia, and standardization is imperative for the diagnosis of dysphagia. ER -