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ArticleThe American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association2024

Interrater Reliability and Precision of a Novel Hand Strength Assessment and Treatment Device: The GripAble.

Halil Ibrahim Ergen, Roman Kudin, Corey W McGee

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Article in The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Handgrip strength testing in rheumatic diseases.Rheumatology international · 2026
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Halil Ibrahim ErgenHalil Ibrahim Ergen, PhD, MS, PT, is Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey, and Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Occupational Therapy Department, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; halilibrahimergen@yahoo.com.
Roman KudinRoman Kudin, OTD, OTR/L, is Staff Occupational Therapist, Albemarle Health and Rehabilitation Center, Charlottesville, VA.
Corey W McGeeCorey W. McGee, PhD, OTR/L, CHT, is Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, College of Pharmacy, and Associate Department Head of Research, Program in Rehabilitation Science, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Funding

University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UMN CTSI)UM1TR004405 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Bruce R Blazar, Damien A Fair · 2023 to 2026
$30.8M
Institutional Career Development CoreKL2TR002492 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI INGBAR, DAVID H · 2018 to 2022
$6.3M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002492NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004405
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

importanceOccupational therapy practitioners need modern tools for the assessment of maximal grip strength in clinical and remote settings.

objectiveTo establish the (1) interrater reliability and (2) precision of the GripAble among three raters with different expertise in occupational therapy when testing healthy participants, and to (3) evaluate the relative reliabilities of different approaches to estimating grip strength (i.e., one trial, mean of two trials, and the mean of three trials).

designMeasurement study.

settingMinnesota Translational Musculoskeletal and Occupational Performance Research Lab, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

participantsThirty volunteers, age ≥18 yr, without any hand problems. OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Using GripAble, three occupational therapy raters with varied experience measured the maximal grip strength of the dominant and nondominant hands of all participants. Using the mean of three trials when testing grip strength with GripAble adds precision.

resultsGripAble has excellent interrater reliability (i.e., intraclass correlation coefficient > .75) and acceptable precision (minimal detectable change < 15%) among healthy adults. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: GripAble allows occupational therapy practitioners with different experiences to assess grip strength in healthy hands quickly, precisely, and with excellent reliability. Additional research is needed on its psychometrics in clinical populations and capacities in remote monitoring and exergaming. Plain-Language Summary: The results of this study show that grip strength, an important biomarker and commonly assessed construct in occupational therapy, can be evaluated reliably, precisely, and rapidly with GripAble. The use of GripAble by occupational therapy practitioners in clinical settings may help to build an infrastructure for remote measurements and exergaming interventions in the future.

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Hand StrengthOccupational TherapyAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle Strength DynamometerObserver VariationReproducibility of ResultsYoung Adult

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PMID39074241
PMCPMC11719399

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