Handgrip strength test a complementary tool in monitoring asthma in daily clinical practice in children

Autor:	Latorre-Román, Pedro Ángel, Navarro-Martínez, Vanesa, Mañas-Bastidas, Alfonso, García-Pinillos, Felipe
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Quality of life immune system diseases Dynamometry Rehabilitation human activities Children Asthma respiratory tract diseases
Zdroj:	Digibug. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Granada instname
Popis:	The aim of this study was to demonstrate that handgrip strength test can discriminate the presence/absence of asthma and between intermittent and moderate persistent asthma in children. 140 children (70 healthy and 70 with asthma) completed the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) and performed the handgrip strength test. Forty-eight hours later, subjects performed spirometry. The results showed Handgrip strength was significantly lower (p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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