Handgrip strength: An effective screening instrument for anemia in the elderly women.

Autor:	Santos, Patrícia Honório Silva, Carmo, Érica Assunção, Carneiro, José Ailton Oliveira, Nery, Adriana Alves, Casotti, Cezar Augusto
Předmět:	ANEMIA diagnosis CONFIDENCE intervals EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research EXERCISE tests GRIP strength INTERVIEWING LIFE skills MEDICAL screening MUSCLE contraction QUESTIONNAIRES WOMEN'S health LOGISTIC regression analysis CROSS-sectional method RECEIVER operating characteristic curves DATA analysis software DESCRIPTIVE statistics ODDS ratio OLD age
Zdroj:	Public Health Nursing; Mar2019, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p178-183, 6p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
Abstrakt:	Objective: The objectives of this study were to discover associations between anemia and functional performance indicators, and to identify the best functional performance test to screen for anemia in the elderly. Methods: A cross‐sectional study analyzed data from 109 elderly residents in the community. For statistical analysis, the Logistic Regression and the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve was used. Results: The prevalence of anemia in the elderly was 13.9%. There was an inverse association between handgrip strength (HGS) and anemia in women; the HGS test was an effective screening tool for anemia in the elderly. Conclusion: The HGS test can be used to screen for anemia in the elderly women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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