TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlation between hand grip strength and functional mobility in elderly patients
AU - Pratama, I. K.
AU - Setiati, S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/9/7
Y1 - 2018/9/7
N2 - Aging is a normal process that can be indicated by muscle mass reduction or sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is problematic, since it is correlated with a higher risk of falls. Therefore, early measurement of physical performance in the elderly is necessary. Hand grip strength can be measured to assess hand muscle strength, while the timed up-and-go test (TUGT) is used to assess functional mobility. However, the correlation of both variables has not been clearly explained. We measured average hand grip strength and functional mobility in elderly patients and found a significantly meaningful moderate correlation between them (P = 0.000. r = -0.568). Average mean hand grip strength was 19.1 ± 7.00 kg and average median functional mobility was 12.8 (5.9-30.9) seconds.
AB - Aging is a normal process that can be indicated by muscle mass reduction or sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is problematic, since it is correlated with a higher risk of falls. Therefore, early measurement of physical performance in the elderly is necessary. Hand grip strength can be measured to assess hand muscle strength, while the timed up-and-go test (TUGT) is used to assess functional mobility. However, the correlation of both variables has not been clearly explained. We measured average hand grip strength and functional mobility in elderly patients and found a significantly meaningful moderate correlation between them (P = 0.000. r = -0.568). Average mean hand grip strength was 19.1 ± 7.00 kg and average median functional mobility was 12.8 (5.9-30.9) seconds.
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U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/1073/4/042034
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/1073/4/042034
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85054481353
SN - 1742-6588
VL - 1073
JO - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
JF - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
IS - 4
M1 - 042034
T2 - 2nd Physics and Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry Symposium, PTMDS 2018
Y2 - 18 July 2018 through 18 July 2018
ER -