Test-retest Reliability of Grip Strength Assessment in Bed-ridden Senile Patients
- VernacularTitle:长期卧床高龄老年人握力的重测信度
- Author:
Yanping WANG
;
Na WANG
;
Changshui WENG
;
Liming LIU
;
Weiguo JIAO
;
Caixing ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
grip strength, test-retest reliability, bed-ridden, aged
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2009;15(3):259-260
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the test-retest reliability of grip strength assessment in the bed-ridden elders above 80 years old. Methods The left and right grip strength of 20 patients who were bed-ridden for more than 1 year, older than 80 years were measured on the lying position with the JAMAR Hand Dynamometer, and they were measured again in the same way by the same conner a week later. Results The intraclass correlation coefficient were 0.985 and 0.970 in the grip strength of left and right hands, respectively. Conclusion The assessment of grip strength showed good test-retest reliability in the bed-ridden elders above 80.
