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SUBMITTER: Ibrahim K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5865333 | biostudies-other | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ibrahim Kinda K May Carl R CR Patel Harnish P HP Baxter Mark M Sayer Avan A AA Roberts Helen C HC
BMC geriatrics 20180322 1
<h4>Background</h4>Low grip strength in older inpatients is associated with poor healthcare outcomes including longer length of stay and mortality. Measuring grip strength is simple and inexpensive. However, it is not routinely used in clinical practice. We aimed to evaluate the implementation of grip strength measurement into routine clinical practice.<h4>Methods</h4>This implementation study was a mixed methods study based in five acute medical wards for older people in one UK hospital. Interv ...[more]