TY - JOUR
AU - Bohannon, Richard W.
AB - Abstract A hand-grip dynamometer was used to assess the magnitude and prevalence of grip strength impairments among 41 home-care patients with diverse diagnoses (e.g., stroke, cancer, fracture, osteoarthritis). Based on published reference values, patients (as a whole) were weaker than normal for age and sex. The prevalence of weakness was 85.4% on one or the other side and 70.7% on both sides. Considering the prognostic importance of grip strength, this study emphasized the potential value of its measurement in a home-care population.
TI - Grip Strength Impairments among Older Adults Receiving Physical Therapy in a Home-Care Setting
JF - Perceptual and Motor Skills
DO - 10.2466/03.10.15.pms.111.6.761-764
DA - 2010-12-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/grip-strength-impairments-among-older-adults-receiving-physical-ATISBT0w1w
VL - 111
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -