@article{Stein_Wiramihardja_Kulsum_2018, place={Bandung, Indonesia}, title={Muscle Mass and Quality of Life of Elderly People in Panti Tresna Werdha in Bandung}, volume={2}, url={https://journal.maranatha.edu/index.php/jmh/article/view/741}, DOI={10.28932/jmh.v2i1.741}, abstractNote={The proportion of elderly continues to increase from year to year due to the<br />increase of life expectancy. Elderly will experience degenerative process related to<br />muscle mass. This can disrupt the quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine<br />the muscle mass and quality of life (QoL) in the elderly. This study used cross sectional<br />approach with the number of subjects as many as 32 elderly residents of Tresna Werdha<br />in Bandung. The tool used to measure muscle mass is BIA Tanita SC-240 while the<br />instrument used in measuring quality of life is the WHOQL-BREF questionnaire. The<br />result showed that the mean value of muscle mass per unit body surface area was 22.86±<br />2.20 kg/m 2 . The highest average value of QoL is the physical domain (59.15±8,06%)<br />while the lowest is the environmental domain (42.97±11.11%). The conclusion of this<br />study is muscle mass possessed by elderly study participants is good. The QoL is<br />classified as moderate.<br />Keywords: elderly people, muscle mass, quality of life,  WHOQL-BREF questionnaire}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Medicine and Health}, author={Stein, Lambok K. K. and Wiramihardja, Siska and Kulsum, Iceu D.}, year={2018}, month={Feb.} }