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Handgrip Strength and Pulmonary Disease in the Elderly: What is the Link?
Lima, Tatiana Rafaela Lemos; Almeida, Vívian Pinto; Ferreira, Arthur Sá; Guimarães, Fernando Silva; Lopes, Agnaldo José.
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  • Lima TRL; 1Rehabilitation Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Augusto Motta University Center (UNISUAM), Bonsucesso, 21041-010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Almeida VP; 1Rehabilitation Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Augusto Motta University Center (UNISUAM), Bonsucesso, 21041-010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Ferreira AS; 1Rehabilitation Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Augusto Motta University Center (UNISUAM), Bonsucesso, 21041-010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Guimarães FS; 1Rehabilitation Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Augusto Motta University Center (UNISUAM), Bonsucesso, 21041-010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Lopes AJ; 1Rehabilitation Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Augusto Motta University Center (UNISUAM), Bonsucesso, 21041-010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Aging Dis ; 10(5): 1109-1129, 2019 Oct.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31595206
Societies in developed countries are aging at an unprecedented rate. Considering that aging is the most significant risk factor for many chronic lung diseases (CLDs), understanding this process may facilitate the development of new interventionist approaches. Skeletal muscle dysfunction is a serious problem in older adults with CLDs, reducing their quality of life and survival. In this study, we reviewed the possible links between handgrip strength (HGS)-a simple, noninvasive, low-cost measure of muscle function-and CLDs in the elderly. Different mechanisms appear to be involved in this association, including systemic inflammation, chronic hypoxemia, physical inactivity, malnutrition, and corticosteroid use. Respiratory and peripheral myopathy, associated with muscle atrophy and a shift in muscle fiber type, also seem to be major etiological contributors to CLDs. Moreover, sarcopenic obesity, which occurs in older adults with CLDs, impairs common inflammatory pathways that can potentiate each other and further accelerate the functional decline of HGS. Our findings support the concept that the systemic effects of CLDs may be determined by HGS, and HGS is a relevant measurement that should be considered in the clinical assessment of the elderly with CLDs. These reasons make HGS a useful practical tool for indirectly evaluating functional status in the elderly. At present, early muscle reconditioning and optimal nutrition appear to be the most effective approaches to reduce the impact of CLDs and low muscle strength on the quality of life of these individuals. Nonetheless, larger in-depth studies are needed to evaluate the link between HGS and CLDs.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Aging Dis Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Aging Dis Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos