Journal article
Knee extension strength measurements should be considered as part of the comprehensive geriatric assessment
SSY Yeung, EM Reijnierse, MC Trappenburg, GJ Blauw, CGM Meskers, AB Maier
BMC Geriatrics | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) generally includes handgrip strength (HGS) as a measure of overall muscle strength that is associated with various health characteristics in geriatric outpatients. Whether this is also true for knee extension strength (KES) is yet unknown. This study aims to compare the associations between health characteristics from the CGA with both HGS and KES in geriatric outpatients. Methods: Data were retrieved from a cross-sectional study. A total of 163 community-dwelling older adults referred to a geriatric outpatient clinic of a middle-sized teaching hospital were included. Health characteristics included physical, nutritional, social, psycholog..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the PANINI programme (Horizon 2020, Marie Curie, Sklodowska, Innovative Training Network, No. 675003), PreventIT (European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovative Programme, No. 689238), the seventh framework programme MYOAGE (HEALTH-2007-2.4.5-10) and Dutch Technology Foundations STW. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, interpretation of data or preparation of the manuscript.