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The test-retest reliability of
maximal grip strength measurements (MGSM) is examined in subjects for 12 weeks
post-stroke together with maximal grip strength recovery and the maximal-grip and
upper-extremity strength measurements' relationship with capacity and performance
test scores. METHODS: A Jamar dynamometer and the Motricity Index (MI) were used
for strength measurements.
The Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory and ABILHAND questionnaire for evaluating capacities and performances. RESULTS: MGSM
were reliable (Intraclass Correlation Coefficients = 0.97-0.99, Minimal
Detectable Differences = 2.73-4.68 kg). Among the 34 participants, 47% did not
have a measurable grip strength one week post-stroke but 50% of these recovered
some strength within the first eight weeks. The MGSM and MI scores were
correlated with scores of tests of capacity and performance (Spearman's Rank
Correlation Coefficients = 0.69-0.94). CONCLUSIONS: MGSM are reliable in the
first weeks after a stroke. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: N/A.
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