Is grip strength associated with length of stay in hospitalised older patients admitted for rehabilitation? Findings from the Southampton grip strength study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 641-646

  Roberts, Helen Clare ^a   Syddall, Holly Emma ^b   Cooper, Cyrus ^b   Aihie sayer, Avan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grip strength; Length of stay; Older people; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CARE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 84865539558     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs089     Document Type: Article

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