Handgrip strength and physical activity in frail elderly


Autoria(s): Lenardt,Maria Helena; Binotto,Maria Angélica; Carneiro,Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb; Cechinel,Clovis; Betiolli,Susanne Elero; Lourenço,Tânia Maria
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01/02/2016

Resumo

Abstract OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between handgrip strength (HS) and physical activity in physical frailty elderly. METHOD Cross-sectional quantitative study with a sample of 203 elderly calculated based on the population estimated proportion. Tests were applied to detect cognitive impairment and assessment of physical frailty. Descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis by binary logistic regression were used, and also Student's t-test and Fisher's exact test. RESULTS A total of 99 (64.3%) elderly showed decreased handgrip strength and 90 (58.4%) elderly presented decrease in physical activity levels. There was a statistically significant difference between these two components (p=0.019), in which elderly who have decreased HS have lower levels of physical activity. For low levels of physical activity and decreased HS, there was no evidence of significant difference in the probability of the classification as frail elderly (p<0.001). CONCLUSION The components handgrip strength and physical activity are associated with the frail elderly. The joint presence of low levels of physical activity and decreased handgrip strength leads to a significantly higher probability of the elderly to be categorized as frailty.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342016000100086

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en

Publicador

Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem

Fonte

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP v.50 n.1 2016

Palavras-Chave #Elderly #Frail Elderly #Motor Activity #Muscle Strength Dynamometer #Hand Strength #Geriatric Nursing
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journal article