Do functional and biological factors influence the handgrip strength: A systematic review.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 REHABILITATION

British Journal of Occupational Therapy Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-19 DOI:10.1177/03080226241293617

Louise Myles, Fiona Barnett, Nicola Massy-Westropp

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Abstract

Introduction: The measurement of handgrip strength is widely accepted for assessing and evaluating hand function. Age and gender are known factors that correlate directly with the handgrip strength. This review aimed to identify whether other biological and functional factors influence adult handgrip strength and if so, which are the most important.

Method: A systematic review was performed on studies that examined handgrip strength in relation to biological and functional factors including anthropometric characteristics, occupation, hand dominance and ethnicity within a working-aged population.

Results: The search retrieved 19 studies which were critiqued using the McMasters Critical Appraisal Tool. This review concludes an individual's height, hand length, hand width/palm width, forearm circumference and hand dominance along with their occupation influence handgrip strength in addition to the established categories of age and gender. It is recommended that future research examines how these factors influence handgrip strength to allow for improved interpretation of handgrip strength in comparison to normative data sets.

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功能和生物因素是否影响握力：系统回顾。

简介：手掌握力的测量被广泛接受的评估和评价手的功能。年龄和性别是已知的与握力直接相关的因素。本综述旨在确定其他生物和功能因素是否影响成人握力，如果有，哪些是最重要的。方法：对研究进行系统回顾，检查了手握力与生物和功能因素的关系，包括人体测量特征、职业、手优势和工作年龄人口的种族。结果：检索检索到19项使用麦克马斯特评价工具进行评价的研究。这篇综述总结了一个人的身高、手长、手宽/手掌宽、前臂围和手优势以及他们的职业对握力的影响，以及年龄和性别的既定类别。建议未来的研究检查这些因素如何影响握力，以便与规范数据集相比，改进对握力的解释。

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British Journal of Occupational Therapy REHABILITATION-

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2.20

自引率

15.40%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： British Journal of Occupational Therapy (BJOT) is the official journal of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Its purpose is to publish articles with international relevance that advance knowledge in research, practice, education, and management in occupational therapy. It is a monthly peer reviewed publication that disseminates evidence on the effectiveness, benefit, and value of occupational therapy so that occupational therapists, service users, and key stakeholders can make informed decisions. BJOT publishes research articles, reviews, practice analyses, opinion pieces, editorials, letters to the editor and book reviews. It also regularly publishes special issues on topics relevant to occupational therapy.