Observational studyJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2019
Normative data for isometric strength of 8 different muscle groups and their usefulness as a predictor of loss of autonomy among physically active nursing home residents: the SENIOR cohort.
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- Physical and Motor Fitness Tests for Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Development and performance verification of an isometric dynamometer for lower extremity.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Reliability and Validity of an Isometric Knee Strength Measurement Device in Older Adult Individuals.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Cut-off points for knee extension strength: identifying muscle weakness in older adults.European geriatric medicine · 2024Review
- VO2MAX, 6-minute walk, and muscle strength each correlate with frailty in US veterans.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- The reliability and suitability of strength assessments in frail and pre-frail older adults: recommendations for strength testing in older populations.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Psychometric properties of a standardized protocol of muscle strength assessment by hand-held dynamometry in healthy adults: a reliability study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Should knee extension strength testing be implemented as a screening test for identifying probable and confirmed sarcopenia in older T2DM patients?European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2022Article
- Muscle strength, aerobic capacity, and exercise tolerance are impaired in left ventricular assist devices recipients: A pilot study.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Older people's perceived autonomy in residential care: An integrative review.Nursing ethics · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo provide normative values for isometric strength of 8 different muscle groups among nursing home residents and to investigate their predictive value for the decline of autonomy.
methodsThis is an analysis of the 1-year follow-up of the SENIOR cohort. At baseline, isometric muscle strength of residents has been assessed for 8 muscle groups using the MicroFET2. The cut-off threshold for low relative isometric muscle strength was defined as the lower quartile. The outcome was the 1-year loss of autonomy (i.e. a decrease of ≥1 point on the ADL scale between baseline and 12-month follow-up). Logistic regressions were carried out to assess the predictive value of isometric muscle strength for the loss of autonomy.
results204 subjects (83.2±8.99 years, 72.5% women) were included. Threshold values of isometric strength were: knee flexors=0.94, knee extensors=1.07, ankle flexors=0.77, ankle extensors=0.88, hip abductors=0.78, hip extensors=0.79, elbow flexors=0.99 and elbow extensors= 0.71 N/kg. After adjustment for age and sex, the cut-off values for knee extensors (p=0.04) and for ankle extensors (p=0.03) were significantly predictive of loss of autonomy.
conclusionsThe normative values for knee extensors and ankle extensors are independent predictors for loss of autonomy.
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