Test-retest Reliability of Grip Strength Assessment in Bed-ridden Senile Patients / 中国康复理论与实践

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.