Abstract
Purpose: To establish a relationship between falls and handgrip strength (GS) in communitydwelling senior citizens in Egypt. Subjects: Crosssectional study enrolling 132 subjects, all ≥60 years old. Materials and Methods: History of falls in the past year and their number as well as GS measurement in both hands using Baseline? pneumatic squeeze handheld dynamometer. Results: There is a highly significant difference between the GS of fallers and non-fallers in both hands (P = 0.000). There is a highly significant negative correlation between the mean GS and the number of falls (P = 0.003). There is a highly significant positive correlation between GS of the right hand with the number of falls (R = 0.226, P = 0.009), as for the correlation with the left GS it was a weaker positive correlation (R = 0.209, P = 0.16). Conclusion: Seniors with history of falls have a lower GS in both dominant and nondominant hands and it is directly related to the number of falls. GS is decreased in senior fallers even if within the normal range.
Highlights
The objective of this study was to establish the relation between handgrip strength; using Baseline® pneumatic squeeze handheld dynamometer and falls in the community-dwelling senior citizens in Cairo, Egypt
Many studies have established the relation between falls and handgrip strength in the elderly using the Jamar® dynamometer which is widely used due its validated normative values
The normative values of the Baseline® pneumatic squeeze handheld dynamometer had been published by Hamza et al, 2013
Summary
Prevention of falls is mandatory, because of the severe consequences of falls, such as fractures and other injuries, disability, and fear of
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