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Handgrip strength is associated with risk of falls in physically active older women.
Villamizar-Pita, Paula Camila; Angarita-Fonseca, Adriana; de Souza, Hugo Celso Dutra; Martínez-Rueda, Rosmary; Villamizar García, María Constanza; Sánchez-Delgado, Juan Carlos.
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  • Villamizar-Pita PC; Faculty of Physical Culture, Sports and Recreation, University Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
  • Angarita-Fonseca A; Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn Noranda, Quebec, Canada.
  • de Souza HCD; Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Martínez-Rueda R; Universidad de Santander, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas y de la Salud, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
  • Villamizar García MC; Laboratory of Physiology and Cardiovascular Physiotherapy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo-Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Sánchez-Delgado JC; Faculty of Physical Culture, Sports and Recreation, University Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Health Care Women Int ; 43(10-11): 1301-1314, 2022.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35561120
The authors of this study inquire about the association between handgrip strength (HGS) and the risk of falls in physically active older women. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 135 women between 50 and 90 years of age who were referred for the follow-up evaluations of HGS using dynamometry and the Tinetti scale to determine the risk of falls. The mean age was 68.8 ± 8.5 years. A total of 31.9% of women had a high risk of falls, and 55% reported five or more falls in the past six months. In addition, our results indicated that grip strength decreases as risk of falls increases (minimal risk = 42.8, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 39.8, 45.8; moderate risk = 31.3, 95% CI: 29.1, 33.5; high risk = 21.9, 95% CI: 19.3, 24.6). It should be considered that in physically active women aged over 50 years, the grip strength could be a predictor of falls and risk of falls. Evaluation of grip strength is a low-cost type of assessment that can be included as a part of physical tests.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Força da Mão Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Health Care Women Int Assunto da revista: ENFERMAGEM / SAUDE DA MULHER / SERVICOS DE SAUDE Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Colômbia País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Força da Mão Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Health Care Women Int Assunto da revista: ENFERMAGEM / SAUDE DA MULHER / SERVICOS DE SAUDE Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Colômbia País de publicação: Reino Unido