Association between hand grip strength and impaired health-related quality of life in Korean cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the association between hand grip strength (HGS) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Korean cancer survivors.

Design

Population-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

A nationally representative population survey data (face-to-face interviews and health examinations were performed in mobile examination centres).

Participants

A total of 1037 cancer survivors (person with cancer of any type who is still living) with available data on HGS and HRQoL in the sixth and seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2014-2017).

Primary outcome measures

Prevalence of impaired HRQoL by HGS.

Results

Among 1037 cancer survivors (60.7% women, mean age=62.2 years), 19.2% of them had weak HGS according to gender-

SUBMITTER: Paek J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738715 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature