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Normative Hand Strength of Healthcare Industry Workers in Central Taiwan

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  • Victor Ei-Wen Lo

    (Department of Occupational Safety and Health, China Medical University, Taichung City 40604, Taiwan)

  • Shu-Min Chao

    (Department of Occupational Safety and Health, China Medical University, Taichung City 40604, Taiwan)

  • Hsin-Hung Tu

    (Department of Computer-Aided Industrial Design, Overseas Chinese University, Taichung City 40721, Taiwan)

Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to establish the norms of hand grip strength in the healthcare industry in Taiwan and propose models to predict the strength of hand movement by regression with demographic and anthropometric factors. Methods : This is a cross-sectional study with a stratified convenience sample of workers in healthcare service industries in central Taiwan. Three hundred twenty-nine healthy subjects were recruited. Strength of different hand movement were tested three times in both hands and rests were given between tests. Results : Female strength of these hand movement was 59.1% to 73.0% that in males ( p < 0.001). In general, the hand strength of male workers in the healthcare industry was less than that of male workers in the manufacturing industry ( p < 0.001). In the prediction model, sex and weight played important roles in predicting hand strength. Conclusions : The norms of different types of hand strength was investigated the first time in workers in the healthcare industry in Taiwan. The tasks performed by healthcare personnel vary widely, and this variable should be considered in a future prediction model.

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  • Victor Ei-Wen Lo & Shu-Min Chao & Hsin-Hung Tu, 2020. "Normative Hand Strength of Healthcare Industry Workers in Central Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2020:i:1:p:187-:d:469901
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    1. Victor Ei-Wen Lo & Yi-Chen Chiu & Hsin-Hung Tu & Chien-Wei Liu & Chi-Yuang Yu, 2019. "A Pilot Study of Five Types of Maximum Hand Strength among Manufacturing Industry Workers in Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-21, November.
    2. Seong Hoon Lim & Yeo Hyung Kim & Jung Soo Lee, 2019. "Normative Data on Grip Strength in a Population-Based Study with Adjusting Confounding Factors: Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2014–2015)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(12), pages 1-11, June.
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