SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HAND GRIP STRENGTH AND GAIT SPEED IN LONG-LIVING ELDERLY

• Main Authors: Maria Helena Lenardt (Author), Clóris Regina Blanski Grden (Author), Jacy Aurelia Vieira de Sousa (Author), Susanne Elero Betiolli (Author), Péricles Martim Reche (Author), Tânia Maria Lourenço (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Abstract Cross-sectional research to investigate the association between sociodemographic and clinical factors and the components hand grip strength and gait speed in long-living elderly. The sample included 243 long-living elderly from three primary health care services in Curitiba, Paraná, between January 2013 and September 2015. A significant association was identified between hand grip strength and sex (p=0.001), age (p=0.001), marital status (p=0.001), housing (p=0.001), falls in previous year (p=0.03), urine loss (p=0.001), use of cane (p=0.001) and walker (p=0.001). The gait speed was associated with sex (p=0.001), age (p=0.001), marital status (p=0.001), housing (p=0.001), falls in previous year (p=0.03), urine loss (p=0.001), use of cane (p=0.001) and walker (p=0.001). It is highlighted that the assessment of hand grip strength and gait speed helps to identify functional changes in long-living elderly and plays a fundamental role in the management of the physical frailty syndrome.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.50464
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