Handgrip Strength, but Not 5-Meter Walk, Adds Value to a Clinical Nutrition Assessment.

Tara McNichollJoel A DubinLori CurtisMarina MourtzakisRoseann NasserManon LaporteHeather H Keller

Published in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2018)

These data indicate that HGS is a more useful functional measure than 5m when added to a hospital nutrition assessment. Determination of HGS cutpoints to identify low strength in acute care patients will promote its use.

Keyphrases

acute care
end stage renal disease
physical activity
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
electronic health record
emergency department
big data
data analysis