• Sweta Rathod
• Chaitali Shah
• Shivam Patel

Introduction: Nurses have to play a vital role in promoting responsible, appropriate, and ethical healthcare. Grip strength is reported to be an important predictor of good health, muscular endurance, dexterity, and overall strength. Materials and Methods: An observational study was conducted on nursing students. Parul institute of nursing was approached for the data collection with an estimated sample size of 80 nursing students. The inclusion criteria were 18-25 years old nursing students (from both genders). Only right hand dominant subjects were included in this study. Saehan handheld dynamometer was used for the collection of the data. Results: A test of normality was done to assess the normality of the data. ANOVA was performed to know noteworthy differences and the p-value found was <0.05. An unpaired t-test was done to know the significant difference between male and female data and it was found that males had higher grip strength compared to the females with p-value <0.05. Paired t-test was done to know the significant difference between handgrip strength in the various body test position i.e. sitting v/s standing position. Maximum grip strength was found in standing position with elbow 180o extension for males and in sitting with elbow 90o flexion for females. Overall it was also noted that all the subjects had higher grip strength of the right hand. Conclusion: In conclusion, nursing students had a positive effect on the body test position on the handgrip strength. It can be concluded that while performing gripping tasks males perform better in the standing position with elbow extended and females perform better in the sitting position with the elbow flexed.

nursing students, handgrip strength, body position, Saehan hand dynamometer

"EFFECT OF BODY TEST POSITION ON THE HANDGRIP STRENGTH IN THE NURSING STUDENTS -AN OBSERVATIONAL PILOT STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.b179-b186, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203123.pdf

"EFFECT OF BODY TEST POSITION ON THE HANDGRIP STRENGTH IN THE NURSING STUDENTS -AN OBSERVATIONAL PILOT STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppb179-b186, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203123.pdf