Correlation of Gait Speed with Handgrip Strength in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment
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https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2024v70n2.4512Keywords:
Gait Analysis/statistics & numerical data, Hand Strength, Oncology/statistics & numerical dataAbstract
Introduction: Analytical cross-sectional observational study, carried out in public and private oncologic treatment services. Objective: To correlate gait speed with handgrip strength in patients undergoing chemotherapy or immunotherapy treatment. Method: The 4-meter gait speed test (4MGST) was performed to assess the gait speed. Next, handgrip muscle strength was evaluated using the Jamar dynamometer. The Spearman and Kendall parametric methods were applied for the statistical analysis of the data through descriptive analysis and to check clarity. Results: The sample consisted of 86 volunteers, 53.5% women and 46.5% men. The minimum age collected in the study was 21 years old and the maximum age was 84 years old. The mean age of the participants was 56.5 years. The treatments performed were immunotherapy (31.4%), and chemotherapy (22.1%). The mean of gait speed for the population was 1.42 m/s, with 98.8% experiencing no gait slowness. Regarding handgrip strength, the mean for the right hand was 56.67 and for the left hand, 55.31, showing no decrease in handgrip strength. Conclusion: The difference between gait speed and handgrip strength is moderate with p value on the right hand = 0.502 and p value for the left hand = 0.491, according to Spearman.
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