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Association of handgrip strength and muscle mass with dependency in (instrumental) activities of daily living in hospitalized o

Geriatrics
Author
C. G. M. Meskers et al.
Used Parameters : SMM, SMI, Segmental FFM, BFM
Publication Year : 2019
Country : Netherlands
Journal : The journal of nutrition, health & aging
Objectives Handgrip strength (HGS) and muscle mass are strong predictors for dependency in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) in community dwelling older adults. Whether this also applies to older hospitalized patients is yet unknown. We studied the association between HGS and muscle mass with ADL and IADL dependency at admission and change of ADL and IADL dependency at three months after discharge in older hospitalized patients. Design Observational longitudinal inception …
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