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Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Rationale: Identifying patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) who are at high risk for readmission is challenging. Traditional markers of disease severity such as pulmonary function have limited utility in predicting readmission ...
Leah J. Witt +6 more
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Low muscle strength and increased arterial stiffness go hand in hand [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 AbstractLow handgrip strength and increased arterial stiffness are both associated with poor health outcomes, but evidence on the relationship between handgrip strength and arterial stiffness is limited. In this cross-sectional analysis of combined baseline datasets from the LipidCardio and Berlin Aging Study II cohorts we aimed to examine whether ...
König, Maximilian +5 more
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Reliability of the Bulb Dynamometer for Assessing Grip Strength
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2018 Background: Hand function is an overall indicator of health and is often measured using grip strength. Handheld dynamometry is the most common method of measuring grip strength.
Colleen Maher +3 more
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Norms for hand grip strength. [PDF]
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1984 Norms for hand grip strength of healthy children are presented. Sex and age specific centiles for age 5 to 18 years have been determined using a portable strain gauge dynamometer with an accuracy of 0.5 N. The test group comprised 1417 healthy, urban school children from a middle class suburb of Brisbane.
Newman D.G. +5 more
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Turkish Journal of Kinesiology, 2018 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a 10-week strength training (ST) programme on hand function of patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA).
Adebisi I. Hammed, Akindele O. Mukadas
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Age, diabetes mellitus, and dialysis modality are associated with risk of poor muscle strength and physical function in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients [PDF]
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2021 Background Due to the poor outcomes associated with the impairment of physical function and muscle strength in patients on maintenance dialysis, it is important to understand the factors that may influence physical function and muscle strength.
Maryanne Zilli Canedo Silva +5 more
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Pharmaceutics, 2023 Tablet crushing is a common practice used by patients and their carers, mainly to facilitate swallowing. Various tablet-crushing devices with different designs are currently available on the market.
Su Vin Lee +3 more
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Evaluation of Factors Influencing Handgrip Strength Asymmetry in Older Peruvian Adults [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and ResearchBackground Sarcopenia is a musculoskeletal disease involving the reduction of muscle mass, strength, and performance. Handgrip strength (HGS) measurements included in frailty assessments are great biomarkers of aging and are related to functional ...
Alba Zevallos +8 more
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Geriatrics, 2020 The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with sarcopenia among elderly patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (DM). We retrospectively analyzed 41 patients with type 2 DM, aged ≥65 years who required diabetes education ...
Sho Tanaka +9 more
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Prevalence and Predictors of Geriatric Depression in Community-Dwelling Elderly
Asian Nursing Research, 2009 This study aimed to examine the relationship between depressive mood and physical and socio-environmental variables of community-dwelling elderly. Methods: This study was designed as a cross-sectional descriptive survey.
Jeung-Im Kim, RN, PhD +2 more
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