Decreased Handgrip Strength is Associated With Impairments in Each Autonomous Living Task for Aging Adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the time-varying associations between decreased handgrip strength (HGS) and individual instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) impairments for a nationally-representative sample of aging adults in the United States.

Design

Longitudinal-Panel.

Setting

Detailed interviews were completed in person and core interviews were typically completed over the telephone.

Participants

A total of 15,336 participants aged at least 50 years who participated in the 2006 wave of the Health and Retirement Study were followed biennially for 8-years.

Measurements

A hand-held dynamometer assessed HGS and performance in IADLs were self-reported.

Results

Every 5-kilogram decrease in HGS was associated wi

SUBMITTER: McGrath R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12275747 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature