SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HAND GRIP STRENGTH AND GAIT SPEED IN LONG-LIVING ELDERLY

Authors

  • Maria Helena Lenardt Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Clóris Regina Blanski Grden Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
  • Jacy Aurelia Vieira de Sousa Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
  • Susanne Elero Betiolli Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Péricles Martim Reche Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
  • Tânia Maria Lourenço Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.50464

Keywords:

Frail elderly, Hand strength, Gait, Geriatric nursing.

Abstract

Cross-sectional research to investigate the association between sociodemographic and clinical factors and the components hand grip strength and gait speed in long-living elderly. The sample included 243 long-living elderly from three primary health care services in Curitiba, Paraná, between January 2013 and September 2015. A significant association was identified between hand grip strength and sex (p=0.001), age (p=0.001), marital status (p=0.001), housing (p=0.001), falls in previous year (p=0.03), urine loss (p=0.001), use of cane (p=0.001) and walker (p=0.001). The gait speed was associated with sex (p=0.001), age (p=0.001), marital status (p=0.001), housing (p=0.001), falls in previous year (p=0.03), urine loss (p=0.001), use of cane (p=0.001) and walker (p=0.001). It is highlighted that the assessment of hand grip strength and gait speed helps to identify functional changes in long-living elderly and plays a fundamental role in the management of the physical frailty syndrome.

Author Biographies

Maria Helena Lenardt, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeira. Doutora em Filosofia da Enfermagem pela UFSC. Professora Sênior do Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR. Líder do Grupo Multiprofissional de Pesquisa sobre Idosos (GMPI). Curitiba-PR, Brasil.

Clóris Regina Blanski Grden, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

Enfermeira. Doutora pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR. Membro do Grupo Multiprofissional de Pesquisa sobre Idosos (GMPI). Docente da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG). Ponta Grossa-PR, Brasil.

Jacy Aurelia Vieira de Sousa, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

Enfermeira. Doutora pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR. Membro do Grupo Multiprofissional de Pesquisa sobre Idosos (GMPI). Docente da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG). Ponta Grossa-PR, Brasil.

Susanne Elero Betiolli, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeira. Doutora pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR. Membro do Grupo Multiprofissional de Pesquisa sobre Idosos (GMPI). Curitiba-PR, Brasil.

Péricles Martim Reche, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

Farmacêutico. Doutor em Saúde Coletiva. Professor Adjunto, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa-PR, Brasil.

Tânia Maria Lourenço, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeira. Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR. Membro do Grupo Multiprofissional de Pesquisa sobre Idosos- GMPI. Curitiba-PR, Brasil.

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Published

2017-08-29

How to Cite

Lenardt, M. H., Grden, C. R. B., de Sousa, J. A. V., Betiolli, S. E., Reche, P. M., & Lourenço, T. M. (2017). SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HAND GRIP STRENGTH AND GAIT SPEED IN LONG-LIVING ELDERLY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.50464

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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