Open AccessGrip strength among community-dwelling older people predicts hospital admission during the following decade
Author(s) -
Shirley Simmonds,
Holly Syddall,
Leo D. Westbury,
Richard Dodds,
Cyrus Cooper,
Avan Aihie Sayer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afv146
Subject(s) - medicine , grip strength , hazard ratio , confounding , cohort study , cohort , demography , physical therapy , confidence interval , gerontology , sociology
Lower grip strength on admission to hospital is known to be associated with longer stay, but the link between customary grip and risk of future admission is less clear.
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