| Autor: |
Ricardo G Figueiredo, Fernando Holguin, Marcia Pizzichini, Gabriela P Pinheiro, Vanessa Arata, Maisa F M Leal, Cinthia V N Santana, Álvaro A Cruz, José Bessa Júnior |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, Vol 49, Iss 3 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1806-3756 |
| DOI: |
10.36416/1806-3756/e20220465 |
| Popis: |
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate handgrip strength (HGS) as a diagnostic tool for frailty risk in elderly patients with asthma, as well as to investigate the prevalence of frailty in this population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 96 patients ≥ 60 years of age diagnosed with moderate to severe asthma and treated at a tertiary referral center in Brazil. We measured HGS using a calibrated hydraulic hand dynamometer. We used a frailty scale and the AUC to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the HGS test. Results: The median age of participants was 67 years. Most (78%) were women and non-White (91%) of low socioeconomic status. HGS identified those at risk for frailty, with an AUC of 71.6% (61.5-80.4%; p < 0.002), as well as a sensitivity of 73.58% and a specificity of 67.53%, on the basis of a cutoff of ≤ 19 kgf. Conclusions: HGS appears to be a simple, reliable tool for clinicians to determine frailty risk in older asthma patients in a point-of-care setting. |
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