Grip strength as a predictor of depressive symptoms among vulnerable elderly Europeans with musculoskeletal conditions

Abstract The present study aimed to investigate the grip strength (GS) discrimination capacity and cutoffs points for depressive symptoms among vulnerable elderly individuals with musculoskeletal conditions. The Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe wave 6 was analyzed. GS was measured b...

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Main Authors: Priscila Marconcin, Adilson Marques, Duarte Henriques-Neto, Élvio R. Gouveia, Gerson Ferrari, Miguel Peralta, Andreas Ihle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00751-3