Hospital muscle loss hits rural elderly harder than suburban peers

A new study finds older adults lose muscle mass faster in rural Belgian hospitals than suburban facilities, suggesting significant gaps in geriatric care quality across regions. The findings could push healthcare systems to examine how staffing, nutrition, and rehabilitation resources differ between rural and urban settings—factors that directly affect patient outcomes and hospital readmission costs.

Originaltitel: Sarcopenia in hospitalized older adults: a comparison between rural and suburban geriatric wards in Belgium