Journal article
Reliability of maximal grip strength measurements and grip strength recovery following a stroke.
- Bertrand AM Haute école de travail social et de la santé, EESP, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Chemin des Abeilles 14, 1010 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: martine.bertrand@eesp.ch.
- Fournier K BMI Healthcare, Hand Therapy Service, London Region, 3 Paris Garden, Southwark, SE1 8ND London, UK.
- Wick Brasey MG Occupational Therapy Service, Health Department, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Av. Pierre-Decker 5, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Kaiser ML Occupational Therapy Service, Health Department, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Av. Pierre-Decker 5, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Frischknecht R Unit of Neurorehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Service NPR, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Av. Pierre-Decker 5, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Diserens K Acute Neurological Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
- 2015-07-25
Published in:
- Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists. - 2015
Grip strength
Reliability
Stroke
Upper extremity
Disability Evaluation
Female
Hand Strength
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle Strength Dynamometer
Recovery of Function
Reproducibility of Results
Stroke
Stroke Rehabilitation
English
STUDY DESIGN
Clinical measurement.
PURPOSE
The test-retest reliability of maximal grip strength measurements (MGSM) is examined in subjects for 12 weeks post-stroke together with maximal grip strength recovery and the maximal-grip and upper-extremity strength measurements' relationship with capacity and performance test scores.
METHODS
A Jamar dynamometer and the Motricity Index (MI) were used for strength measurements. The Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory and ABILHAND questionnaire for evaluating capacities and performances.
RESULTS
MGSM were reliable (Intraclass Correlation Coefficients = 0.97-0.99, Minimal Detectable Differences = 2.73-4.68 kg). Among the 34 participants, 47% did not have a measurable grip strength one week post-stroke but 50% of these recovered some strength within the first eight weeks. The MGSM and MI scores were correlated with scores of tests of capacity and performance (Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficients = 0.69-0.94).
CONCLUSIONS
MGSM are reliable in the first weeks after a stroke.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
N/A.
Clinical measurement.
PURPOSE
The test-retest reliability of maximal grip strength measurements (MGSM) is examined in subjects for 12 weeks post-stroke together with maximal grip strength recovery and the maximal-grip and upper-extremity strength measurements' relationship with capacity and performance test scores.
METHODS
A Jamar dynamometer and the Motricity Index (MI) were used for strength measurements. The Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory and ABILHAND questionnaire for evaluating capacities and performances.
RESULTS
MGSM were reliable (Intraclass Correlation Coefficients = 0.97-0.99, Minimal Detectable Differences = 2.73-4.68 kg). Among the 34 participants, 47% did not have a measurable grip strength one week post-stroke but 50% of these recovered some strength within the first eight weeks. The MGSM and MI scores were correlated with scores of tests of capacity and performance (Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficients = 0.69-0.94).
CONCLUSIONS
MGSM are reliable in the first weeks after a stroke.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
N/A.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1016/j.jht.2015.04.004
- PMID 26206167
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/257528
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