Practical Geriatrics ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (7): 718-721.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2021.07.014

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Association between hand grip strength and health-related quality of life in elderly patients with cancer

BAO Bei, SHI Xiao-xin, ZHU Li-ren, WANG Yan   

  1. Quyang Community Health Service Center of Hongkou District,Shanghai 200437, China
  • Received:2020-08-24 Online:2021-07-20 Published:2021-08-02

Abstract: Objective To assess the association between hand gripstrength (HGS) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among elderly patients with cancer in Shanghai. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1115 elderly cancer survivors from our hospital, Shanghai Changning and Hongkou communities from March 2019 to March 2020. HGS was detected and the HRQoL was evaluated by EuroQol-5 dimension (EQ-5D) in all patients. The relationship between HGS and HRQoL was analyzed. Results Of 1115 questionnaires, 983 were valid. Among 983 cancer survivors, 197 cases showed weak HGS according to gender-specific cut-off values (lowest quintile<29.7 kg in men and <19.7 kg in women). Individuals with weak HGS showed significantly increased impairment in all five dimensions of the EQ-5D compared with the patients with normal HGS(P<0.05). The Logistic multiple factors regression analysis showed that the impaired risk were all decreaed in four dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activity and pain/discomfort) with the increase of HGS (P<0.05). Conclusions The increase of HGS may indicate better HRQoL in the elderly cancer patients.

Key words: aged, cancer, grip strength, health-related quality of life

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