Open AccessHandgrip Strength and Its Associated Factors among Community-dwelling Elderly in Sri Lanka: A Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
H. D. W. T. Damayanthi,
Foong Ming Moy,
Khatijah Lim Abdullah,
Samath Dhamminda Dharmaratne
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2093-7482
pISSN - 1976-1317
DOI - 10.1016/j.anr.2018.08.008
Subject(s) - sri lanka , cross sectional study , psychology , medicine , gerontology , environmental health , socioeconomics , sociology , pathology , tanzania
Low muscle strength is central to geriatric physical disabilities and mortality. The purpose of the present study was to examine handgrip strength (HGS) and its associated factors among community-dwelling older people in Sri Lanka.
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