Objectives To present the local evidence and final recommendations of the Clinical Practice
Guidelines workgroup convened by the Chapter of Geriatricians and the Society for Geriatric …

Objective The purposes of this study were three‐fold:(i) to describe handgrip strength in
older individuals aged≥ 60 years in Colombia;(ii) to identify sex‐specific and age‐specific …

Background Previous research has demonstrated a correlation between hand grip strength
(HGS) and muscle strength. This study aims to determine the relationship between HGS and …

Weak grip strength is a strong predictor of multiple adverse health outcomes and an integral
diagnostic component of sarcopenia. However, the limited availability of normative data for …

Purpose To explore the current trends in theoretical works related to transcultural nursing
through an integrated literature review. Methods The literature on theoretical works related …

Objectives Asian studies on how physical tests predict short-term mortality in elderly are
scarce. We assessed handgrip strength and timed-up-and-go (TUG) as such predictors …

Background Handgrip strength (HGS) is a simple, quick, inexpensive, and highly reliable
method for the assessment of muscle strength in clinical practice and epidemiological …

Introduction Measurement of hand grip strength (HGS) has been proposed as a key
component of frailty and has also been suggested as a central biomarker of healthy aging …

Background Aging causes both structural and functional changes in the skeletal muscle, and
is associated with changes in body composition form, which results in an increased …

Weak grip strength is associated with subsequent mortality in elderly populations. The
normative data and associated factors of HGS in community-dwelling elderly Taiwanese …