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Juan Humberto Medina Chavez
Researcher at Mexican Social Security Institute
Publications - 2
Citations - 50
Juan Humberto Medina Chavez is an academic researcher from Mexican Social Security Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Odds ratio & Hazard ratio. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 42 citations.
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Validation of the FRAIL scale in Mexican elderly: results from the Mexican Health and Aging Study.
Enrique Díaz de León González,Hugo Gutiérrez Hermosillo,Jesus Avilio Martinez Beltran,Juan Humberto Medina Chavez,Rebeca Palacios Corona,Deborah Patricia Salinas Garza,Karina Alejandra Rodriguez Quintanilla +6 more
TL;DR: Frailty measured through the FRAIL scale, is associated with an increase in the rate of mortality, hospitalizations, dependency in activities of daily life, and falls.
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Low handgrip strength is associated with a higher incidence of pressure ulcers in hip fractured patients.
Enrique Díaz de León González,Luis Leonardo Leyva Mendivil,Deborah Patricia Salinas Garza,Hugo Gutiérrez Hermosillo,Juan Humberto Medina Chavez,Rebeca Palacios Corona +5 more
TL;DR: Handgrip strength is an efficient, low-cost and straightfoward method to measure functional capacity, as well as the global muscle strength of elderly patients, and low HGS is associated with a higher incidence of pressure ulcers.