Understanding hand grip measures in geriatric inpatients: associations with frailty, daily functioning and fatigue.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hand grip measures are promising candidate markers for recovery in geriatric patients.

Aims

To advance interpretation of these measures, we examined: (1) the associations between grip measures at admission and measures of frailty, daily functioning and fatigue to understand the constructs they measure; (2) alternate operational definitions of grip measures.

Methods

181 geriatric inpatients completed twice daily grip measurements using the Eforto^® vigorimeter, including maximum grip strength (GSmax), fatigue resistance (FR), grip work (GW) and capacity to perceived vitality ratio (CPV). Associations with each of these measures and the outcomes frailty index (range 0-100), functional limitations (10-40), and total (4-20) and physical (20-100) fatig

SUBMITTER: Peeters G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12515110 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature