The Sit Up Squat Stand test and Hand Grip Strength: What is the role of tests of muscle power in risk assessment in Anorexia Nervosa?

Sara EtemadiGrey Xiaoliai SunSum-Ping LeungArshad SiddiqueSteven CooperNwabunma Christiana EzenwaJanet Treasure Paul Robinson

Published in: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association (2021)

HGS and SUSS are valid and reliable measurements of muscle power in AN. Together, the SUSS tests and the HGS represent a useful and effective measure of muscle power and hence one aspect of physical risk in Anorexia Nervosa. In the light of Covid restrictions, the SUSS test is one way that physical state can be monitored on video link in a way that is hard to falsify.

Keyphrases

anorexia nervosa
skeletal muscle
risk assessment
physical activity
mental health
coronavirus disease
sars cov
heavy metals
human health
climate change