The modified sphygmomanometer test for assessment of muscle strength of community-dwelling older adults in clinical practice: reliability and validity

Brito, Sherindan Ayessa Ferreira de; Santana, Marina de Melo; Benfica, Poliana do Amaral; Aguiar, Larissa Tavares; Gomes, Gisele de Cássia; Faria, Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais

doi:10.1080/09638288.2020.1758804

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“…Regarding this particular aspect, we assumed in this systematic review that standing balance was the type of balance to be considered in the context of assessment of locomotor capacity; therefore, studies assessing tools for sitting balance were excluded as ‘not locomotor capacity or attributes’. Second, regarding muscle strength, it may be important to clarify which specific muscle groups are to be primarily assessed, as various identified tools target various muscle groups [ 120 , 126 , 132 , 134 ]. For example, whether handgrip strength measures should be considered in the context of locomotor capacity assessment is to be clarified, even if grip strength has been found to reflect general muscle strength [ 152 , 153 ].…”

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Measures of attributes of locomotor capacity in older people: a systematic literature review following the COSMIN methodology

Honvo,

Sabico,

Veronese

et al. 2023

Age and Ageing

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Background Locomotor capacity (LC) is an important domain of intrinsic capacity and key determinant of functional ability and well-being in older age. The United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030) calls for strengthening data and research on healthy ageing, including the measurement of older persons' LC. To advance the measurement and monitoring of LC, there is pressing need to identify valid and reliable measures. Objective To identify all the available tools that were validated for measurement of LC or of its specific attributes in older people and to assess the methodological quality of the studies and measurement properties of the tools. Design Systematic review. Setting Anywhere (Community-dwelling; long-term care facility; etc.) Subjects Older people. Methods We used highly sensitive search strategies to search the following databases: Medline, Embase, Scopus, CINAHL and PsycINFO. The study was conducted following the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) methodology for systematic review of outcome measurement instruments. Results A total of 125 studies were included, which assessed tools for balance (n = 84), muscle power (n = 12), muscle strength (n = 32, including four studies about tools for balance and muscle power) and endurance (n = 1). No studies on tools for muscle function, joint function, or locomotor capacity overall, were retrieved. We identified 69 clinician-report or objective assessment tools for balance, 30 for muscle strength, 12 for muscle power and 1 endurance assessment tool. The GRADE assessment of quality of evidence showed that only a few tools have high quality evidence for both sufficient validity and reliability: The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest), the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest), the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. Conclusions A few tools with high quality evidence for sufficient validity and reliability are currently available for balance assessment in older people that may be recommended for use in clinical and research settings. Further validation studies are required for muscle strength, muscle power and endurance assessment tools.

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Measures of attributes of locomotor capacity in older people: a systematic literature review following the COSMIN methodology

Honvo,

Sabico,

Veronese

et al. 2023

Age and Ageing

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“…O teste de força muscular manual se trata de um método comumente utilizado na prática clínica para avaliar a força muscular, no entanto, oferece uma medida de força subjetiva e com pouca sensibilidade [31]. Por outro lado, o teste de força muscular com esfigmomanômetro modificado é um teste simples e de rápida aplicabilidade, sendo ele utilizado de forma comparativa, que apresenta medidas de forma quantitativa e objetiva [32].…”

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Fototerapia melhora a capacidade muscular em idosos: estudo clínico randomizado cruzado duplo-cego

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Avaliou-se os efeitos agudos da fototerapia na capacidade muscular de idosos. Ensaio clínico randomizado cruzado duplo-cego. Sete idosos foram randomizados em dois grupos: grupo fototerapia (GF) e grupo placebo (GP). O primeiro grupo recebeu fototerapia em seis pontos dos músculos do quadríceps femoral bilateralmente na primeira sessão e placebo na segunda, enquanto o segundo grupo foi submetido ao oposto. Os indivíduos foram avaliados quanto à força muscular, teste sentar-levantar da cadeira (TSLC) e teste de caminhada de 2 minutos (TC2´). Para análise estatística foi utilizado ANOVA de 2 vias com medidas repetidas com post-hoc de Student-Newman-Keuls e nível de significância de 5%. Houve aumento no desempenho no TSLC (GF: 8,50 ± 5,94% vs. GP: -2,44 ± 7,13%; p = 0.0121) e no TC2´ (GF: 7,12 ± 3,31% vs. GP: -1,41 ± 4,68%; p = 0,0021). Não foi observado ganho de força muscular através do teste de força muscular com esfigmomanômetro modificado (GF: 0,67 ± 2,65% vs. GP: 2,06 ± 6,29%; p = 1,00). Esses achados indicam que a fototerapia é capaz de melhorar a capacidade muscular na população idosa.

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“…The outcome measures studied included pain, function disability, cervical ROM, cervical muscle strength, CVA, and RSA. The tools employed included reliable and valid measures, including NPRS [11] for pain assessment, NDI [12] for functional disability, universal goniometer (UG) [13] for measuring measure active cervical ROM, and modified Sphygmomanometer test [14] for the strength of cervical muscles and posture was analyzed by photography [15].…”

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“…UG was used to measure active cervical ROM since UG is an affordable, simple, and common tool with outstanding inter and intra-rater validity for measurement [13]. The modified sphygmomanometer test [14,16] was used to record the power of neck flexors, extensors, side-flexor and rotator musculature. Photogrammetry [17] was used for postural evaluation.…”

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Effects of Kendall Exercise vs. Gong’s Mobilization on Pain, Range of Motion, Function, and Strength in Cases With Text Neck Syndrome

Afzal,

Noor,

Mumtaz

et al. 2023

IRJ

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Objectives: To determine the impact of Kendall versus Gong’s intervention according to pain sensation, range of movement, function, strength, and posture in cases with text neck syndrome. Methods: This randomized clinical trial recruited a sample of 24 patients with text neck syndrome from Fatima Hospital, Sargodha, Pakistan from January to April 2021. The samples were randomly divided into 2 groups using the envelope method. Group A received Kendall’s intervention while group B received Gong’s mobilization. The intervention was performed in 18 sessions for each patient during 6 weeks i.e. 3 per week. Neck disability index, numeric pain rating scale, cervical range of motion (ROM), cranio-vertebral angle (CVA), rounded shoulder angle (RSA), and modified sphygmomanometer test were used to collect data. All outcomes were measured at baseline and six weeks after intervention and analyzed using SPSS software, version 23. T-test was used to analyze within and between-group differences, and P<0.05 was considered significant. Results: A significant difference with P<0.05 was observed for within and between group statistics. Gong’s mobilization showed more effectiveness (P<0.001) for all output measures depending on differences between mean scores. Discussion: The study concluded that both Kendall’s exercise and Gong’s mobilization were useful in the reduction of pain and functional disability; improvement in cervical range and strength of cervical muscles. However, Gong’s mobilization was superior to Kendall’s exercise in improving text neck syndrome for outcome measures, including neck pain, disability, craniovertebral angle, rounded shoulder angle, cervical range of motion (ROM), and cervical muscle strength.

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The modified sphygmomanometer test for assessment of muscle strength of community-dwelling older adults in clinical practice: reliability and validity

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

Measures of attributes of locomotor capacity in older people: a systematic literature review following the COSMIN methodology

Measures of attributes of locomotor capacity in older people: a systematic literature review following the COSMIN methodology

Fototerapia melhora a capacidade muscular em idosos: estudo clínico randomizado cruzado duplo-cego

Effects of Kendall Exercise vs. Gong’s Mobilization on Pain, Range of Motion, Function, and Strength in Cases With Text Neck Syndrome

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