Test-retest reliability of the MicroFET 4 hand-grip dynamometer

Physiother Theory Pract. 2006 Sep;22(4):219-21. doi: 10.1080/09593980600822875.

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the test-retest reliability of measurements of grip strength obtained with the MicroFET 4 dynamometer. Measurements did not differ significantly between days and had high intraclass correlation coefficients (>.970). The technical error of measurement was low (< or =22.7 newtons). On the basis of results from this convenience sample of nondisabled adults, it would appear that measurements obtained with the MicroFET 4 possess high test-retest reliability.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Hand Strength*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Physical Therapy Modalities / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Single-Blind Method