How this library is organised
Our Publications
— BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Published Studies
Remote, Reliable, Repeatable: Real-World Test, Retest Validation of Hand Grip Strength Assessments
· Research Square (Preprint)
Remote grip strength assessment with GripAble shows high reliability in real-world settings.
GripAble has excellent test-retest reliability with Jamar
· Hand Therapy
GripAble demonstrates excellent test-retest reliability compared to the Jamar dynamometer.
Test-Retest Reliability and Precision of GripAble, A Multi-Purpose Exergaming Device
· Games for Health Journal
GripAble's reliability to assess maximal hand grip strength is confirmed in controlled contexts.
Interrater Reliability and Precision of a Novel Hand Strength Assessment and Treatment Device: The GripAble
· The American Journal of Occupational Therapy
GripAble offers accuracy and reliability suitable for occupational therapy practitioners.
GripAble: Interrater Reliability and Normative Grip Strength of UK Population
· Journal of Hand Therapy
Normative reference values established for UK adults using GripAble, enabling population-level comparison.
Modernising grip dynamometry: Inter-instrument reliability between GripAble and Jamar
· BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
GripAble has good-to-excellent inter-instrument reliability compared to Jamar Plus+.
GripAble: An Accurate, Sensitive and Robust Digital Device for Measuring Grip Strength
· Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering
GripAble is a highly robust, accurate, reliable grip strength dynamometer for clinical and research use.
Papers on Grip Strength
— Lancet, 2015
Published Studies
Hand grip strength as a proposed new vital sign of health: a narrative review
· Journal of Health and Population Nutrition
Grip strength proposed as a new vital sign of health, with evidence supporting its role across the lifespan.
Handgrip strength and health outcomes: Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses
· Journal of Sport and Health Science
Comprehensive meta-analysis confirming grip strength predicts cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and all-cause mortality.
Grip Strength: An Indispensable Biomarker For Older Adults
· Clinical Interventions in Ageing
Grip strength is an indispensable biomarker for predicting outcomes in older adults across multiple health domains.
Prognostic value of grip strength: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
· The Lancet
Grip strength was a stronger predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality than systolic blood pressure across 17 countries.
Grip strength and mortality: a biomarker of ageing?
· The Lancet
Grip strength serves as a biomarker of biological ageing, predicting mortality across all age groups.
Papers on Falls Prevention
— Cochrane Review, 2023
Published Studies
NICE Guideline NG249: Falls in older people — assessment and prevention
· National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
UK clinical guideline. Single screening tools identify only 40–60% of at-risk community-dwelling older adults; multifactorial interventions based on comprehensive assessment reduce fall incidence by 32–40%.
World Guidelines on Falls Prevention and Management in Older Adults (Montero-Odasso et al.)
· Age and Ageing
International consensus guideline setting the 3-tier falls risk stratification approach and Grade 1A evidence for gait speed as a screening tool.
WHO Step Safely: Strategies for the prevention and management of falls across the life-course
· World Health Organisation
WHO framework on multifactorial falls prevention. Otago-style exercise and home-hazard interventions reduce fall incidence by up to 32%.
Functional Independence Limitations and Healthcare Costs
· BMC Geriatrics
Functional independence limitations are associated with significantly higher healthcare costs in older adults.
Cost-effectiveness of a physical activity programme on functional mobility decline in older adults
· The Lancet Public Health
Prevention programmes give a 0.04 QALY health benefit, demonstrating cost-effectiveness of functional health interventions.
Predictive validity of the Timed Up and Go test for falls in older adults: a meta-analysis
· American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Timed Up and Go time of ≥14 seconds predicts falls with 81% sensitivity across 21 studies.
Functional Decline in Older Adults
· European Heart Journal
Functional decline affects a significant proportion of older adults and is associated with increased healthcare utilisation.
Functional Impairment and Post-Discharge Costs
· Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Functionally impaired patients face 77% higher post-discharge costs.
Functional Status and Readmissions
· JAMA Internal Medicine
Functionally impaired patients face up to 42% higher readmission risk.