TY - JOUR
T1 - Muscle strength is related to mental and physical quality of life in the oldest old
AU - Giovannini, Silvia
AU - Padua, Luca
AU - Loreti, Claudia
AU - Coraci, Daniele
AU - Laudisio, Alice
AU - Finamore, Panaiotis
AU - Vannetti, Federica
AU - Incalzi, Raffaele Antonelli
AU - Macchi, Claudio
AU - Boni, Roberta
AU - Castagnoli, Chiara
AU - Cecchi, Francesca
AU - Cesari, Francesca
AU - Epifani, Francesco
AU - Frandi, Roberta
AU - Giusti, Betti
AU - Luisi, Maria Luisa Eliana
AU - Marcucci, Rossella
AU - Molino-Lova, Raffaello
AU - Paperini, Anita
AU - Razzolini, Lorenzo
AU - Sofi, Francesco
AU - Turcan, Nona
AU - Valecchi, Debora
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Purpose of the study: Quality of life represents the principal outcome of health interventions for the oldest old. However, little is known about the determinants of quality of life in this population stratum. We evaluated the association between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and handgrip strength in a cohort of 331 participants aged 90+ with a living in the Mugello area (Tuscany, Italy).
Design and methods: HRQoL was assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 12 (SF12), considering the Physical Composite Score (PCS) and the Mental Composite Score (MCS) of the SF-12. Muscle strength was tested by hand grip dynamometry.
Results: The median MCS was 46.9, while the median PCS was 43.0. According to logistic regression, muscle strength was associated with increased probability of better PCS (OR = 1.05; 95 % CI = 1.01-1.10, P = .042), and better MCS (OR = 1.05; 95 % CI = 1.01-1.10, P = .036), after adjusting.
Implication: Muscle strength is associated with both physical and mental HRQoL among nonagenarians. Further studies are needed to explore the subsystems involved in this association, and whether improving muscle performance might improve global mental and physical quality of life in the most advanced age.
AB - Purpose of the study: Quality of life represents the principal outcome of health interventions for the oldest old. However, little is known about the determinants of quality of life in this population stratum. We evaluated the association between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and handgrip strength in a cohort of 331 participants aged 90+ with a living in the Mugello area (Tuscany, Italy).
Design and methods: HRQoL was assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 12 (SF12), considering the Physical Composite Score (PCS) and the Mental Composite Score (MCS) of the SF-12. Muscle strength was tested by hand grip dynamometry.
Results: The median MCS was 46.9, while the median PCS was 43.0. According to logistic regression, muscle strength was associated with increased probability of better PCS (OR = 1.05; 95 % CI = 1.01-1.10, P = .042), and better MCS (OR = 1.05; 95 % CI = 1.01-1.10, P = .036), after adjusting.
Implication: Muscle strength is associated with both physical and mental HRQoL among nonagenarians. Further studies are needed to explore the subsystems involved in this association, and whether improving muscle performance might improve global mental and physical quality of life in the most advanced age.
KW - Geriatrics
KW - Muscle Strenght
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Geriatrics
KW - Muscle Strenght
KW - Quality of Life
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/167486
U2 - 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104109
DO - 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104109
M3 - Article
VL - 89
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. SUPPLEMENT
JF - ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. SUPPLEMENT
SN - 0924-7947
ER -