Comparison of psychometric properties between the Labin, a new electronic dynamometer, and the Jamar: Preliminary results in healthy subjects
Résumé
Many instruments exist for measuring grip strength. The Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer is currently the gold standard. The Labin is a prototype electronic dynamometer that can also measure maximum grip strength. The main objective was to compare the Labin dynamometer with the gold standard instrument, the Jamar, in a healthy population, and secondarily to compare discomfort during use. A single-center exploratory study was conducted. The subjects enrolled had to be aged between 20 and 60, be volunteers and give consent. The required number of subjects was 30. The subjects were positioned according to American Society of Hand Therapists recommendations. Maximum grip force was measured in kilograms using the mean of three successive trials. The first dynamometer used was chosen randomly. The handle's discomfort during use was rated on a simple verbal scale from 0 to 10. Thirty-four subjects were included. The concordance coefficient for peak torque between the Labin and Jamar dynamometers was 0.90 for the dominant hand and 0.83 for the non-dominant hand. The intraclass correlation coefficient for peak torque with the Labin was 0.81 [0.69; 0.89] for the dominant hand and 0.86 [0.76; 0.92] for the non-dominant hand. In our study, we have shown that the Labin prototype has acceptable validity and reproducibility. The Labin will need to be tested in pathological conditions next.
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