Grip strength in older adults: Test-retest reliability and cutoff for subjective weakness of using the hands in heavy tasks

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1747-1751

  Wang, Ching Yi ^a,b   Chen, Li Yuan ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging; Hand strength; Rehabilitation; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78049467309     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.07.225     Document Type: Article

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