Abstract
Background: The handgrip strength test is widely used by clinicians; however, little has been investigated about its reliability when used in subjects with Parkinson disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the test-retest reliability of the handgrip strength test for subjects with PD. Methods: The PD group consisted of 15 patients, and the control group consisted of 15 healthy subjects. Each patient performed 3 pain-free maximal isometric contractions on each hand on 2 occasions, 1 week apart. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), standard error of measurement (SEM), and 95% limits of agreement (LOA) were calculated. The 2-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to determine the differences between sides and groups. Results: Test-retest reliability of measurements of grip strength was excellent for dominant (ICC = 0.97; P =. 001) and non-dominant (ICC = 0.98; P =. 001) hand of participant with PD and (ICC = 0.99; P =. 001) and (ICC = 0.99; P =. 001) respectively, of healthy group. Conclusions: The Jamar hand dynamometer had fair to excellent test-retest reliability to test grip strength in participants with PD.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 54-58 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Hand |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 1 2016 |
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Keywords
- Grip strength
- Hand
- Parkinson disease
- Test-retest
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Surgery
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Reliability of the handgrip strength test in elderly subjects with parkinson disease. / Villafañe, Jorge H.; Valdes, Kristin; Buraschi, Riccardo; Martinelli, Marco; Bissolotti, Luciano; Negrini, Stefano.
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T1 - Reliability of the handgrip strength test in elderly subjects with parkinson disease
AU - Villafañe, Jorge H.
AU - Valdes, Kristin
AU - Buraschi, Riccardo
AU - Martinelli, Marco
AU - Bissolotti, Luciano
AU - Negrini, Stefano
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Background: The handgrip strength test is widely used by clinicians; however, little has been investigated about its reliability when used in subjects with Parkinson disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the test-retest reliability of the handgrip strength test for subjects with PD. Methods: The PD group consisted of 15 patients, and the control group consisted of 15 healthy subjects. Each patient performed 3 pain-free maximal isometric contractions on each hand on 2 occasions, 1 week apart. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), standard error of measurement (SEM), and 95% limits of agreement (LOA) were calculated. The 2-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to determine the differences between sides and groups. Results: Test-retest reliability of measurements of grip strength was excellent for dominant (ICC = 0.97; P =. 001) and non-dominant (ICC = 0.98; P =. 001) hand of participant with PD and (ICC = 0.99; P =. 001) and (ICC = 0.99; P =. 001) respectively, of healthy group. Conclusions: The Jamar hand dynamometer had fair to excellent test-retest reliability to test grip strength in participants with PD.
AB - Background: The handgrip strength test is widely used by clinicians; however, little has been investigated about its reliability when used in subjects with Parkinson disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the test-retest reliability of the handgrip strength test for subjects with PD. Methods: The PD group consisted of 15 patients, and the control group consisted of 15 healthy subjects. Each patient performed 3 pain-free maximal isometric contractions on each hand on 2 occasions, 1 week apart. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), standard error of measurement (SEM), and 95% limits of agreement (LOA) were calculated. The 2-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to determine the differences between sides and groups. Results: Test-retest reliability of measurements of grip strength was excellent for dominant (ICC = 0.97; P =. 001) and non-dominant (ICC = 0.98; P =. 001) hand of participant with PD and (ICC = 0.99; P =. 001) and (ICC = 0.99; P =. 001) respectively, of healthy group. Conclusions: The Jamar hand dynamometer had fair to excellent test-retest reliability to test grip strength in participants with PD.
KW - Grip strength
KW - Hand
KW - Parkinson disease
KW - Test-retest
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JF - Hand
SN - 1558-9447
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