Normative Hand Strength of Healthcare Industry Workers in Central Taiwan

Victor Ei-Wen Lo, Shu-Min Chao and Hsin-Hung Tu
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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

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 18, issue 1, 1-16

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.

Keywords: healthcare industry; hand strength; power grip; pinch; press; prediction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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