title: Evaluation of hand functions in hemodialysis patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) have many musculoskeletal abnormalities, including hand dysfunction. The Sollerman test evaluates hand grip function in daily activities. The relationships between Sollerman test (dominant hand) with Duruoz's Hand Index (DHI), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) tests have not been investigated previously. The aims of this study are to evaluate hand grip function using the Sollerman test in hemodialysis (HD) patients, correlate this test with other measures evaluating hand function or psychosocial status, and investigate factors that can affect Sollerman test.
  
  
  METHODS
  One-hundred twenty HD patients (64 male, 56 female, mean age 51 +/- 1.4 years, mean duration of HD therapy 5.3 +/- 3.7 years) were included in this study. The HAQ, DHI, and BDI scores were determined by standard techniques. All patients underwent the Jamar grip test and Sollerman test for the dominant (D) and non-dominant hand (ND).
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found a positive correlation between Sollerman test (dominant hand) with Sollerman test-ND, Jamar-D, and Jamar-ND tests. There were negative correlations between Sollerman test with age, HAQ, BDI, and DHI tests.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The relationships between Sollerman test (dominant hand) with DHI, HAQ, and BDI tests have not been investigated previously. This study showed the correlations between the Sollerman test (dominant hand) and other tests (either positive or negative). Psychosocial problems can affect hand functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey. tander@omu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tander
authors.forename: Tekin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akpolat
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Durmus
authors.forename: Ferhan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Canturk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D018737:Hand Strength; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires