Handgrip Strength and Its Associated Factors among Community-dwelling Elderly in Sri Lanka: A Cross-sectional Study

• Main Authors: Damayanthi, Hewaratne Dassanayakege Wimala Thushari, Moy, Foong Ming, Abdullah, Khatijah Lim, Dharmaratne, Samath Dhamminda
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine; RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22176/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anr.2018.08.008

Purpose: Low muscle strength is central to geriatric physical disabilities and mortality. The purpose of the present study was to examine handgrip strength (HGS) and its associated factors among community-dwelling older people in Sri Lanka. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Kandy...