Hand grip strength and quality of life in functional elderly
Keywords:
grip strength, muscle strength, elderly, quality of life, ageing.Abstract
Introduction: During aging, involution of some body systems is observed. Among these changes, those that affect the musculoskeletal system such as sarcopenia and muscle weakness can alter the development of activities of daily life, and therefore affect health-related quality of life.Objective: to determine the relationship between hand grip strength and quality of life in elderly.
Methods: Cross-sectional study. A total of 79 elderly (63 women and 13 men) between 65 and 78 years of age from three social organizations of Talca, Chile was included. A non-probabilistic convenience sample was used. To measure manual grip strength and the SF-36 questionnaire was used.
Results: Significant relationships between hand grip strength and dimensions of quality of life, physical function (p=0,03; r=0.76), body pain (p=0,01; r=0,44) and general health (p=0,05; r=0,48) were observed.
Conclusions: There is a relationship between hand grip strength and three measurements of quality of life in elderly. These findings corroborate the relevance of evaluating muscle strength in older people as a marker of health and quality of life in elderly.
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4. Concha-Cisternas Y, Cigarroa I, Matus C, Garrido-Mendez A, Leiva AM, Martinez- Sanquinetti AM, et al. Prevalencia de debilidad muscular en personas mayores chilenas: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017. Rev. Med. Chile. 2020 [acceso: 16/02/2021]; 148(11): 1598-1605. Disponible en: https://www.revistamedicadechile.cl/ojs/index.php/rmedica/article/view/8268/6465
5. Amaral CA, Amaral TLM, Monteiro GTR, Vasconcellos MTL, Portela MC. Hand grip strength: Reference values for adults and elderly people of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. PloS one. 2019 [acceso: 16/02/2021];14(1):e0211452. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211452
6. Bohannon RW. Are handgrip and knee extension strength reflective of a common construct? Percept Mot Skills. 2012 [acceso: 16/02/2021];114(2):514-8. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.2466/03.26.PMS.114.2.514-518
7. Reig F, Planas A, Rosselló L, Pifarré F, Ticó J, Sans N, et al. La fuerza dinamométrica en adolescentes: revisión sistemática y percentiles normativos. A Acta Pediatr Esp. 2019 [acceso: 16/02/2021]; 77(7/8): E122-E9. Disponible en: https://medes.com/publication/145376
8. Wu Y, Wang W, Liu T, Zhang D. Association of grip strength with risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer in community-dwelling populations: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2017 [acceso: 16/02/2021]; 18(6):551.e17- e35. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.03.011
9. Celis-Morales CA, Welsh P, Lyall DM, Steell L, Petermann F, Anderson J, et al. Associations of grip strength with cardiovascular, respiratory, and cancer outcomes and all-cause mortality: prospective cohort study of half a million UK Biobank participants. BMJ 2018 [acceso: 16/02/2021]; 361: k1651. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1651
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11. Liu W, Leong DP, Hu B, AhTse L, Rangarajan S, Wang Y, et al. The association of grip strength with cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality in people with hypertension: Findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology China Study. J Sport Health Sci. 2020 [acceso: 16/02/2021]. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.10.005
12. Fritz NE, McCarthy CJ, Adamo DE. Handgrip strength as a means of monitoring progression of cognitive decline-A scoping review. Ageing Res. Rev. 2017[acceso: 16/02/2021]; 35:112-23. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2017.01.004
13. Urzua M A. Health related quality of life: Conceptual elements. Rev Med Chil. 2010 [acceso: 17/02/2021];138(3):358-65. DOI: 10.4067/S0034-98872010000300017
14. Alonso J, Prieto L, Anto JM. The spanish version of the sf-36 health survey a measure of clinical outcomes. Med Clinica. 1995 [acceso: 17/02/2021];104(20):771-6. Disponible en: https://europepmc.org/article/med/7783470
15. Vilagut G, Ferrer M, Rajmil L, Rebollo P, Permanyer-Miralda G, Quintana JM, et al. El Cuestionario de Salud SF-36 español: una década de experiencia y nuevos desarrollos. Gac Sanit. 2005 [acceso: 16/02/2021];19(2):135-50. Disponible en: https://www.scielosp.org/pdf/gs/2005.v19n2/135-150/es
16. Musalek C, Kirchengast S. Grip strength as an indicator of health-related quality of life in old age-a pilot study. I Int J Environ Health Res. 2017 [acceso: 16/02/2021];14(12): 1447. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121447
17. Russo C, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Bartali B, Di Iorio A, Volpato S, et al. Aging bone in men and women: beyond changes in bone mineral density. Osteoporosis international. 2003 [acceso:16/02/2021];14(7):531-8. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-002-1322-y
18. Kirchengast S, Haslinger B. Intergenerational contacts influence Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) and subjective wellbeing among Austrian elderly. Coll Antropol. 2015 [acceso:16/02/2021]; 39(3):551-6. Disponible en: https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?id_clanak_jezik=245150&show=clanak
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21. Poblete F, Flores C, Abad A, Díaz E. Funcionalidad, fuerza y calidad de vida en adultos mayores activos de Valdivia. Rev. Cienc Act Fis. 2015 [acceso: 16/02/2021];16(1):45-52. Disponible en: https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/5256/525652730005.pdf
22. Vanessa Parra Cardenas MAG, Eduardo Cruzat Bravo, Felipe Andrés Poblete Valderrama. Relación entre calidad de vida y fuerza en adultos mayores.: Rev. Peru. cienc. act. fis. Deporte. 2017 [acceso: 16/02/2021]; 4(1):427-32. Disponible en: https://www.rpcafd.com/index.php/rpcafd/issue/view/13/17
23. Concha-Cisternas Y, Petermann F, Garrido-Méndez A, Díaz-Martínez X, Leiva AM, Salas-Bravo C, et al. Caracterización de los patrones de actividad física en distintos grupos etarios chilenos. Nutr Hosp. 2019 [acceso: 16/02/2021]; 36(1):149-158. Disponible en: https://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.1942
24. Garrido-Méndez A, Concha-Cisternas Y, Petermann-Rocha F, Díaz-Martínez X, Leiva AM, Troncoso C, et al. Influencia de la edad sobre el cumplimiento de las recomendaciones de actividad física: Resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud en Chile 2009-2010. Rev Chil. Nutr. 2019 [acceso: 16/02/2021]; 46(2):121-8. Disponible en: https://dx.doi.org/10.4067/s0717-75182019000200121
25. Bohannon RW. Grip strength: an indispensable biomarker for older adults. Clin Interv Aging. 2019 [acceso: 16/02/2021]; 14:1681. DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S194543
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Salas M, Herrera-Melo J, Diaz X, Cigarroa I, Concha-Cisternas Y. Hand grip strength and quality of life in functional elderly. Rev Cubana Med Milit [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 30 [cited 2025 Jan. 31];50(3):e02101328. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/1328
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