Test-retest reliability of the MicroFET 4 hand-grip dynamometer.
This study was conducted to determine the test-retest reliability of measurements of grip strength obtained with the MicroFET 4 dynamometer. Measurements did not differ significantly between days and had high intraclass correlation coefficients (>.970). The technical error of measurement was low (< or =22.7 newtons). On the basis of results from this convenience sample of nondisabled adults, it would appear that measurements obtained with the MicroFET 4 possess high test-retest reliability.
Bohannon
Richard W
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Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-2101, USA. richard.bohannon@uconn.edu
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016037:Single-Blind Method