Intervention study of finger-movement exercises and finger weight-lift training for improvement of handgrip strength among the very elderly  

作　　者：Xue-Ping Chen You-Mei Lu Ju Zhang 

机构地区：[1]Nursing Department,Qianjiang College,Hangzhou Normal University,Hangzhou,China [2]Nursing Department,JiangShan Hospital,Jiangshan,China

出　　处：《International Journal of Nursing Sciences》2014年第2期165-170,共6页国际护理科学（英文）

基　　金：funded by the Aging Scientific Research Center in Zhejiang Province(ZRCA201013).

摘　　要：Objectives:To examine the effects of finger-movement exercises and finger weight-lift training on handgrip strength and Activities of Daily Living Scale(ADLS)values.Methods:A total of 80 very elderly adults(aged
80 years)were assigned to either an intervention group(n?40)or a control group(n?40).Subjects in the intervention group performed finger-movement exercises and weight-lift training for a period of 3 months,while subjects in the control group received no intervention,and were unaware of the interventions received in the other group.Results:After completing 3 months of finger-movement exercises and weight-lift training,the average handgrip strength of the 40 participants in the intervention group had increased by 2.1 kg,whereas that in the control group decreased by 0.27 kg(P<0.05).After receiving intervention,the number of subjects in the intervention group with an ADLS score>22 points decreased by 7.5%(P<0.05,vs.pre-intervention).Conclusions:The combined use interventionwith finger-movement exercises and proper finger weight-lift training improved the handgrip strength andADLS values of very elderly individuals.These rehabilitation exercisesmay be used to help the elderlymaintain their self-care abilities.

关 键 词：Finger movement HANDGRIP Long term care The very elderly Weight training 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]