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Effect of Grip Span on Lateral Pinch Grip Strength [PDF]

Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2002
Repetitive, high-force pinch grip exertions are common in many occupational activities. The goal of the current study was to quantify the relationship between lateral pinch grip span (distance between thumb and index finger) and lateral pinch grip strength.
Carrie L, Shivers, Gary A, Mirka, David B, Kaber   +2 more
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Hand anthropometry and its relation to grip/pinch strength in children aged 5 to 13 years

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Objective To evaluate the development level of children’s physiological hand shape indicators and their relationship with grip/pinch strength. Methods Hand shape and grip/pinch strength in 1255 Chinese children aged 5 to 13 years were prospectively ...
Juan Wen, Jing Wang, Qu Xu, Yan Wei, Lei Zhang, Jiaxin Ou, Qin Hong, Chenbo Ji, Xia Chi, Meiling Tong   +9 more
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Social patterning in grip strength and in its association with age; a cross sectional analysis using the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS)

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Grip strength in early adulthood and midlife is an important predictor of disability, morbidity and mortality in later life. Understanding social patterning in grip strength at different life stages could improve insight into inequalities in ...
Caroline Carney, Michaela Benzeval
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Applications of physical performance measures to routine diabetes care for frailty prevention concept: fundamental data with grip strength, gait speed, timed chair stand speed, standing balance, and knee extension strength

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 2020
Introduction Progression of muscle strength weakening will lead to a poor physical performance and disability. While this is particularly important in patients with diabetes, the associations of reduced muscle strength measured by grip strength with ...
Hirohito Sone, Toshihiko Shiraiwa, Masahiro Iwamoto, Nobuichi Kuribayashi, Takuo Nomura, Minoru Yamada   +5 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the functional grip strength of elderly fallers in Singapore

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2019
Background: Static grip strength has been a reliable method for assessing the functional capacity of the individual and can be a useful marker for identifying elderly people at risk of functional deterioration leading to a fall.
Ita Suzana Mat Jais, Nivedita Vikas Nadkarni, Yee Sien NG, Dennis Chuen Chai Seow, Ting Hway Wong   +4 more
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Sex-differences in age-related grip strength decline: A 10-year longitudinal study of community-living middle-aged and older Japanese

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2016
The purpose of this study was to estimate sex differences in age-related grip strength decline and describe the course of decline in grip strength from age 40 to 89 years by a longitudinal epidemiological study.
Rumi Kozakai, Fujiko Ando, Heung Youl Kim, Atsumu Yuki, Rei Otsuka, Hiroshi Shimokata   +5 more
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Psychological Safety Among Interprofessional Pediatric Oncology Teams in Germany: A Nationwide Survey

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Psychological safety (PS) is essential for teamwork, communication, and patient safety in complex healthcare environments. In pediatric oncology, interprofessional collaboration occurs under high emotional and organizational demands. Low PS may increase stress, burnout, and adverse events.
Alexandros Rahn, Anna‐Lena Herbach, Christian Bock, Katharina Fleig, Urs Mücke   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adiposity and grip strength: a Mendelian randomisation study in UK Biobank

BMC Medicine, 2022
Background Muscle weakness, which increases in prevalence with age, is a major public health concern. Grip strength is commonly used to identify weakness and an improved understanding of its determinants is required.
Snehal M. Pinto Pereira, Victoria Garfield, Aliki-Eleni Farmaki, David J. Tomlinson, Thomas Norris, Ghazaleh Fatemifar, Spiros Denaxas, Chris Finan, Rachel Cooper   +8 more
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Association of grip strength and comorbidities with all-cause mortality in the older hypertensive adults

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundWith growing concerns about global population aging, comorbidity, and disability have emerged as key variables that influence the health of the older adults in terms of disease and function.
Ying Wang, Tianyu Meng, Wei Yang, Miaojia Yan, Xianming Su, Xiaohong Wang, Lihong Chen, Yanping Ren   +7 more
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