Fuerza de prensión manual según edad, género y condición funcional en adultos mayores chilenos entre 60 y 91 años

Mancilla-Solorza, Eladio; Ramos F., Sara; Morales B., Pablo

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dc.contributor.author	Mancilla-Solorza, Eladio
dc.contributor.author	Ramos F., Sara
dc.contributor.author	Morales B., Pablo
dc.date.accessioned	2017-10-04T15:30:35Z
dc.date.available	2017-10-04T15:30:35Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.uri	http://repositorio.ucm.cl/handle/ucm/329
dc.description.abstract	Background: Handgrip strength is an important predictor of functional performance among older adults. Aim: To measure handgrip strength in older adults and relate its values to their clinical functional assessment. Material and Methods: Handgrip strength was measured in 1047 older adults living in the community and aged 71.9 ± 7 years (740 and 307 females). The values obtained were grouped by age, gender and functional condition. The latter was assessed using a score validated in Chile (Functional Assessment of Older Adults or EFAM), that classifies participants as autonomous without risk, autonomous in risk and in risk of becoming non-autonomous. Results: In women, hand grip strength values were 17.4 ± 5.6 and 18.7 ± 5.7 kg for left and right hand; figures for men were 30.6 ± 7.8 and 31.8 ± 8.3 kg, respectively. According the functional assessment, the figures for autonomous without risk, autonomous with risk and with risk of becoming non-autonomous participants, were 23.5 ± 9.7, 21.8 ± 9.1 and 19.3 ± 8.2 respectively. Conclusions: There is an association between the degrees of functional performance of older people and handgrip strength.	es_CL
dc.language.iso	es	es_CL
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Chile	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/	*
dc.source	Revista Médica de Chile, 144(5), 598-603	es_CL
dc.subject	Aged	es_CL
dc.subject	Geriatric assessment	es_CL
dc.subject	Hand strength	es_CL
dc.title	Fuerza de prensión manual según edad, género y condición funcional en adultos mayores chilenos entre 60 y 91 años	es_CL
dc.title.alternative	Association between handgrip strength and functional performance in Chilean older people	es_CL
dc.type	Article	es_CL
dc.ucm.facultad	Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scopus	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Isi	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scielo	es_CL
dc.ucm.doi	dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872016000500007	es_CL