Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2016
Isometric hand grip strength measured by the Nintendo Wii Balance Board - a reliable new method.
Trial report in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Measures of attributes of locomotor capacity in older people: a systematic literature review following the COSMIN methodology.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
- Remote collection of physical performance measures for older people: a systematic review.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
- Insights into Neuromuscular Function in Older Adults from Functional Data Analysis of Time-Dependent Handgrip Strength Curves.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The STS test and its correlation with common clinical indicators for an Argentinian population sample.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Test-Retest Reliability and Precision of GripAble: A Multipurpose Exergaming Device.Games for health journal · 2025Article
- Reliability and validity of the hand-held dynamometer "NOD": a new instrument for assessment of isometric grip strength.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Grip to Health: Unlocking the Clinical Potential of Isometric Hand Grip Strength - A Narrative Review.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- Interrater Reliability and Precision of a Novel Hand Strength Assessment and Treatment Device: The GripAble.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2024Article
- Reliability of two devices for shoulder strength assessment: Wii Fit Balance Board and hand-held dynamometer.Shoulder & elbow · 2024Article
- Force/moment tracking performance during constant-pose, force-varying, bilaterally symmetric, hand-wrist tasks.Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology · 2023Article
- Development of a multivariable prognostic PREdiction model for 1-year risk of FALLing in a cohort of community-dwelling older adults aged 75 years and above (PREFALL).BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Short-Term Immobilization Promotes a Rapid Loss of Motor Evoked Potentials and Strength That Is Not Rescued by rTMS Treatment.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Reference data on hand grip and lower limb strength using the Nintendo Wii balance board: a cross-sectional study of 354 subjects from 20 to 99 years of age.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- Handgrip force steadiness in young and older adults: a reproducibility study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Article
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- Hand-grip strength among older adults in Singapore: a comparison with international norms and associative factors.BMC geriatrics · 2017Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundLow hand grip strength is a strong predictor for both long-term and short-term disability and mortality. The Nintendo Wii Balance Board (WBB) is an inexpensive, portable, wide-spread instrument with the potential for multiple purposes in assessing clinically relevant measures including muscle strength. The purpose of the study was to explore intrarater reliability and concurrent validity of the WBB by comparing it to the Jamar hand dynamometer.
methodIntra-rater test-retest cohort design with randomized validity testing on the first session. Using custom WBB software, thirty old adults (69.0 ± 4.2 years of age) were studied for reproducibility and concurrent validity compared to the Jamar hand dynamometer. Reproducibility was tested for dominant and non-dominant hands during the same time-of-day, one week apart. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and standard error of measurement (SEM) and limits of agreement (LOA) were calculated to describe relative and absolute reproducibility respectively. To describe concurrent validity, Pearson's product-moment correlation and ICC was calculated.
resultsReproducibility was high with ICC values of >0.948 across all measures. Both SEM and LOA were low (0.2-0.5 kg and 2.7-4.2 kg, respectively) in both the dominant and non-dominant hand. For validity, Pearson correlations were high (0.80-0.88) and ICC values were fair to good (0.763-0.803).
conclusionReproducibility for WBB was high for relative measures and acceptable for absolute measures. In addition, concurrent validity between the Jamar hand dynamometer and the WBB was acceptable. Thus, the WBB may be a valid instrument to assess hand grip strength in older adults.
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