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The Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>) questionnaire is a disease-specific tool designed to evaluate QoL in individuals with sarcopenia. It has been cross-culturally adapted and validated in various languages worldwide. However, no validated tool existed in Sinhala, limiting the ability to assess QoL among Sri Lankan older adults with sarcopenia. This study aimed to cross-culturally adapt the SarQoL<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> into Sinhala and evaluate its psychometric properties.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The standard protocol for cross-cultural adaptation was followed, including forward translation, synthesis, backward translation, expert committee review, and pre-testing. The finalized Sinhala version of SarQoL<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> was administered to a randomly selected sample of 295 older women (\u2265\u200965 years) who regularly attended medical clinics at a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. The validated Short Form 36 survey (SF-36) was used for concurrent validation. Probable sarcopenia was identified using handgrip strength (HGS) based on local cutoff values. SarQoL<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> was re-administered via phone after two weeks to 34 women with probable sarcopenia to assess test-retest reliability. Psychometric properties, including internal consistency, reliability, construct validity, discriminant validity, and floor and ceiling effects, were evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The mean age of participants was 72.1\u2009\u00b1\u20094.8 years, with 139 (47.1%) identified as having probable sarcopenia. The questionnaire demonstrated strong internal consistency (Cronbach\u2019s alpha\u2009=\u20090.82) and excellent test-retest reliability (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient; ICC\u2009=\u20090.90; 95% CI: 0.81\u20130.96). Significant correlations between SarQoL<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> scores and SF-36 dimensions (r range: 0.24\u20130.75, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) confirmed concurrent validity. Total SarQoL<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> scores were significantly lower in sarcopenic women compared to non-sarcopenic women (54.24\u2009\u00b1\u200914.52 vs. 62.10\u2009\u00b1\u200915.31, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), confirming discriminant validity. No floor or ceiling effects were observed.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The Sinhala version of SarQoL<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> is a reliable and valid tool for assessing QoL in older adults with sarcopenia. It can be effectively used in both clinical practice and research to evaluate QoL and guide interventions targeting sarcopenia in Sri Lanka.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Trial registration<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Not applicable.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12877-025-06137-8","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,2]],"date-time":"2025-07-02T06:46:47Z","timestamp":1751438807000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Sinhala version of SarQoL\u00ae for assessing quality of life in older women with sarcopenia"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Nirmala","family":"Rathnayake","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Thilina","family":"Abeygunasekara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gayani","family":"Liyanage","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sewwandi","family":"Subasinghe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Warsha","family":"De Zoysa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dhammika","family":"Palangasinghe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sarath","family":"Lekamwasam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,2]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"6137_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"16","DOI":"10.1093\/ageing\/afy169","volume":"48","author":"AJ Cruz-Jentoft","year":"2019","unstructured":"Cruz-Jentoft AJ, Bahat G, Bauer J, Boirie Y, Bruy\u00e8re O, Cederholm T, Cooper C, Landi F, Rolland Y, Sayer AA. 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