Handgrip Strength and Its Associated Factors among Community-dwelling Elderly in Sri Lanka: A Cross-sectional Study
Asian Nursing Research
;
: 231-236, 2018.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-716785
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Low muscle strength is central to geriatric physical disabilities and mortality. The purpose of the present study was to examine handgrip strength (HGS) and its associated factors among community-dwelling older people in Sri Lanka.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Kandy district using multistage sampling. A total of 999 older people were recruited, with a female preponderance. Data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaires on demographic characteristics, depression, and physical activity. Anthropometric measurements including weight, height, mid-upper arm circumference, calf circumference, and HGS were recorded. Complex sample general linear model was used to examine the association between HGS and its associated factors.RESULTS:
The mean highest HGS of the study group was 12.56 kg (95% confidence interval 11.94–13.19). Male older people had a higher HGS (17.02, 95% confidence interval 15.55–18.49 kg) than females (10.59, 95% confidence interval 10.12–11.06 kg). For both men and women, older age was associated with lower HGS, while mid-upper arm circumference was associated with better HGS. Diabetes mellitus, vegetarian diet, and alcohol consumption were associated with HGS for women only.CONCLUSION:
Men had a higher HGS compared with women. Age, mid-upper arm circumference, diabetes mellitus, vegetarian diet, and alcohol consumption were factors associated with HGS among community-dwelling older people in Kandy district, Sri Lanka. HGS can be used as a feasible strategy to improve health status of older people by community health nurses.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Braço
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Sri Lanka
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Dieta Vegetariana
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
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Modelos Lineares
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Estudos Transversais
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Mortalidade
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Força da Mão
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Depressão
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Diabetes Mellitus
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Nursing Research
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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