Handgrip strength test as a complementary tool in monitoring asthma in daily clinical practice in children

Handgrip strength test as a complementary tool in monitoring asthma in daily clinical practice in children

The aim of this study was to demonstrate that handgrip strength test can discriminate the presence/absence of asthma and between intermittent and moderate persistent asthma in children. 140 children (70 healthy and 70 with asthma) completed the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ)...

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Veröffentlicht in:Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology asthma, and immunology, 2014-12, Vol.13 (6), p.396-403
Hauptverfasser: Latorre-Román, Pedro Ángel, Navarro-Martínez, Ana Vanesa, Mañas-Bastidas, Alfonso, García-Pinillos, Felipe
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Asthma
Asthma - physiopathology
Asthma - psychology
Child
Children
Children & youth
Cholesterol
Dynamometry
Forced Expiratory Volume
Hand Strength
Humans
Logistic Models
Physical fitness
Quality of Life
Rehabilitation
ROC Curve
Studies
Women
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this study was to demonstrate that handgrip strength test can discriminate the presence/absence of asthma and between intermittent and moderate persistent asthma in children. 140 children (70 healthy and 70 with asthma) completed the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) and performed the handgrip strength test. Forty-eight hours later, subjects performed spirometry. The results showed Handgrip strength was significantly lower (p
ISSN:1735-1502
1735-5249