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Relationship between Physical Activity, Hand Grip Strength, and Malnutrition Status in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Case-Control Study

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Title: Relationship between Physical Activity, Hand Grip Strength, and Malnutrition Status in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Case-Control Study
Authors: Güleren Sabuncular, Ayşe Hümeyra İslamoğlu, Şimal Bektaş, İremnur Menevşe, Sümeyra Nurcan Taş, Şule Aktaç
Source: Volume: 11, Issue: 258-64
Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
Publisher Information: Kocaeli Universitesi Saglik Bilimleri Dergisi, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Subject Terms: geriatrics, neurodegenerative diseases, nutritional status, physical activity, handgrip strength, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Geriatri ve Gerontoloji, Geriatrics
Description: Objective: To determine the relationship between physical activity level, hand grip asymmetry, and nutritional status in geriatric individuals with and without neurodegenerative diseases. Methods: This research was conducted in a nursing home in Istanbul between November 2023 and March 2024. The study included geriatric individuals aged 65 years and older with neurodegenerative diseases as the study group and age-matched controls with no evidence of neurodegeneration. Data collection involved sociodemographic surveys, anthropometric measurements, hand grip strength measurements, International Physical Activity Questionnaire and Mini Nutritional Assessment tests. Results: The mean age of study group was 76.7±7.3 and 74.3±7.5 years in control group. The study group had a higher malnutrition risk (59.3%) compared to controls, who showed predominantly normal nutritional status (66.7%, p=0.031). Hand grip strength measurements revealed greater asymmetry in the study group (74.1% vs. 33.3% with no asymmetry, p=0.003), along with significantly lower mean hand grip strength values on the right (13.3±6.4 vs. 22.1±7.6) and left hand (12.4±6.3 vs. 21.0±7.2, both p
Document Type: Article
File Description: application/pdf
ISSN: 2149-8571
DOI: 10.30934/kusbed.1587855
Access URL: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/kusbed/issue/92056/1587855
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....bd9a7fef9d0eb0b0f87ce7064da4b894
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:Objective: To determine the relationship between physical activity level, hand grip asymmetry, and nutritional status in geriatric individuals with and without neurodegenerative diseases. Methods: This research was conducted in a nursing home in Istanbul between November 2023 and March 2024. The study included geriatric individuals aged 65 years and older with neurodegenerative diseases as the study group and age-matched controls with no evidence of neurodegeneration. Data collection involved sociodemographic surveys, anthropometric measurements, hand grip strength measurements, International Physical Activity Questionnaire and Mini Nutritional Assessment tests. Results: The mean age of study group was 76.7±7.3 and 74.3±7.5 years in control group. The study group had a higher malnutrition risk (59.3%) compared to controls, who showed predominantly normal nutritional status (66.7%, p=0.031). Hand grip strength measurements revealed greater asymmetry in the study group (74.1% vs. 33.3% with no asymmetry, p=0.003), along with significantly lower mean hand grip strength values on the right (13.3±6.4 vs. 22.1±7.6) and left hand (12.4±6.3 vs. 21.0±7.2, both p
ISSN:21498571
DOI:10.30934/kusbed.1587855