Grip Strength Is Associated With Cognitive Performance in Schizophrenia and the General Population: A UK Biobank Study of 476559 Participants | Zendy

Joseph Firth | Zendy; Brendon Stubbs | Zendy; Davy Vancampfort | Zendy; Josh A. Firth | Zendy; Matthew Large | Zendy; Simon Rosenbaum | Zendy; Mats Hallgren | Zendy; Philip B. Ward | Zendy; Jerome Sarris | Zendy; Alison R. Yung | Zendy

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Grip Strength Is Associated With Cognitive Performance in Schizophrenia and the General Population: A UK Biobank Study of 476559 Participants

Author(s) -

Joseph Firth,

Brendon Stubbs,

Davy Vancampfort,

Josh A. Firth,

Matthew Large,

Simon Rosenbaum,

Mats Hallgren,

Philip B. Ward,

Jerome Sarris,

Alison R. Yung

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

schizophrenia bulletin

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.823

H-Index - 190

eISSN - 1745-1707

pISSN - 0586-7614

DOI - 10.1093/schbul/sby034

Subject(s) - grip strength , cognition , population , psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , visual memory , verbal memory , medicine , psychiatry , physical therapy , environmental health

Handgrip strength may provide an easily-administered marker of cognitive functional status. However, further population-scale research examining relationships between grip strength and cognitive performance across multiple domains is needed. Additionally, relationships between grip strength and cognitive functioning in people with schizophrenia, who frequently experience cognitive deficits, has yet to be explored.

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