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- Title
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HANDGRIP STRENGTH IN ELDERLY AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS.
- Authors
Lenardt, Maria Helena; Lourenço, Tânia Maria; Elero Betiolli, Susanne; Binotto, Maria Angélica; Cechinel, Clóvis; Marrocos Aristides Barbiero, Márcia
- Abstract
Objective: to investigate the association between handgrip strength and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of elderly automobile drivers. Method: cross-sectional study, carried out in traffic medicine clinics in the city of Curitiba/Paraná, with 421 elderly people (≥ 60 years old). Statistical analysis was performed using the Logistic Regression model and the Wald Test, considering a 95% confidence interval and p values <0.05 as significant. Results: eighty-four (20%) seniors had reduced handgrip strength. Reduced handgrip strength was associated with age group (p=0.001) and hospitalization in the last year (p=0.002). Conclusion: there was a significant association between the handgrip strength of elderly drivers and the variables age and hospitalization in the last year. Thus, it is essential to include specific assessments, centered on sociodemographic and clinical variables specific to the elderly person, during the aptitude test to drive automobiles.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CROSS-sectional method; AUTOMOBILE driving; HOSPITAL care; INTERVIEWING; QUESTIONNAIRES; FISHER exact test; LOGISTIC regression analysis; AGE distribution; QUANTITATIVE research; CHI-squared test; MULTIVARIATE analysis; ODDS ratio; LONGITUDINAL method; SURVEYS; RESEARCH methodology; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; CONFIDENCE intervals; DATA analysis software; GRIP strength
- Publication
Revista Mineira de Enfermagem, 2023, Vol 27, p1
- ISSN
1415-2762
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.35699/2316-9389.2023.40468