GS. Grip Strength

Up to survey overview Start of GS. Grip Strength   GS001 Willing to have handgrip measured view item details » NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ASSESS THE STRENGTH OF YOUR HAND IN A GRIPPING EXERCISE. I WILL ASK YOU TO SQUEEZE THIS HANDLE AS HARD AS YOU CAN, JUST FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN LET GO. I WILL TAKE TWO ALTERNATE MEASUREMENTS FROM YOUR RIGHT AND YOUR LEFT HAND. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO HAVE YOUR HANDGRIP MEASURED? IWER: DEMONSTRATE GRIP STRENGTH MEASURE 1. Yes 2. No 3. Unable to take measurement   If Willing to have handgrip measured view item details » != 1. Yes         GS010 Why not completed gs test view item details » IWER:WHY DIDN''T R COMPLETE THE GRIP STRENGTH TEST? CODE ALL THAT APPLY 1. R felt it would not be safe 2. IWER felt it would not be safe 3. R refused, no reason given 4. R tried but was unable to complete test 5. R did not understand the instructions 6. R had surgery, injury, swelling, etc. on both hands in past 6 months 97. Other (Specify)     GS002 Record respondent status view item details » IWER: RECORD RESPONDENT STATUS 1. Respondent has the use of both hands 2. Respondent is unable to use right hand 3. Respondent is unable to use left hand 4. Respondent is unable to use either hand   If Willing to have handgrip measured view item details » = 1. Yes         If Record respondent status view item details » = 1. Respondent has the use of both hands             GS004 Dominant hand view item details » WHICH IS YOUR DOMINANT HAND? 1. Right hand 2. Left hand         If Record respondent status view item details » = 1. Respondent has the use of both hands or Record respondent status view item details » = 2. Respondent is unable to use right hand             GS006 First measurement, left hand view item details » LEFT HAND, FIRST MEASUREMENT. IWER: ENTER THE RESULTS TO THE NEAREST INTEGER VALUE. 0..100           GS007 Second measurement, left hand view item details » LEFT HAND, SECOND MEASUREMENT. IWER: ENTER THE RESULTS TO THE NEAREST INTEGER VALUE. 0..100         If Record respondent status view item details » = 1. Respondent has the use of both hands or Record respondent status view item details » = 3. Respondent is unable to use left hand             GS008 First measurement, right hand view item details » RIGHT HAND, FIRST MEASUREMENT. IWER: ENTER THE RESULTS TO THE NEAREST INTEGER VALUE. 0..100           GS009 Second measurement, right hand view item details » RIGHT HAND, SECOND MEASUREMENT. IWER: ENTER THE RESULTS TO THE NEAREST INTEGER VALUE. 0..100         GS012 How much effort r gave view item details » IWER:HOW MUCH EFFORT DID R GIVE TO THIS MEASUREMENT? 1. R gave full effort 2. R was prevented from giving full effort by illness, pain, or other symptoms or discomforts 3. R did not appear to give full effort, but no obvious reason for this       GS013 The position of r for this test view item details » IWER:WHAT WAS THE R''S POSITION FOR THIS TEST? 1. Standing 2. Sitting 3. Lying down       GS014 R rested his/her arms on a support view item details » IWER:DID R REST HIS/HER ARMS ON A SUPPORT WHILE PERFORMING THIS TEST? 1. Yes 5. No     End of GS. Grip Strength

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