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ArticleBMC geriatrics2025

Manual dexterity among older adults with and without sarcopenia.

Shreyas Vignesh Rekha, Sidhiprada Mohapatra, Girish Nandakumar

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Shreyas Vignesh RekhaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Sidhiprada MohapatraDepartment of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7523-7940
Girish NandakumarDepartment of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India. girish.n@manipal.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2181-5332

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe impact of sarcopenia on Manual Dexterity (MD) among older adults residing in long-term care settings (LTCS) is understudied. Hence, the objective is to compare MD using the Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT) among older adults with and without sarcopenia.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in seven LTCS, and older adults were selected per the criteria decided a priori. Sarcopenia was evaluated through muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance using the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019 criteria, and MD was assessed using PPT.

resultsNinety-six older adults were included, with 83 identified as sarcopenic and 13 as non-sarcopenic. Sarcopenic participants exhibited significantly lower scores in PPT, ranging from 1.34 to 4.00 s across various sub-tasks, compared to non-sarcopenic participants.

conclusionSarcopenia significantly affects MD, with a decline of 12% to 33.9% in various dexterity tasks.

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Hand StrengthMotor SkillsSarcopeniaAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLong-Term CareMaleMuscle StrengthAgedLong-term care settingsMuscle massMuscle strengthPurdue pegboard test

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PMCPMC12860065

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