A dataset of the measurement of lower limb muscle strength with handheld dynamometry in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Abstract

The dataset presented in this article belongs to a test-retest reliability study of the assessment of lower limb muscle strength through handheld dynamometry in patients with End-Stage Renal Disease undergoing hemodialysis. The intervention was carried out at the Hospital de Manises, in Manises (Spain). The strength of different muscle groups in the lower limbs of participants undergoing hemodialysis was assessed at different points. The same researcher was in charge of doing all of the assessments, and a standardized protocol was followed to conduct the assessment. Data was collected during the dialysis sessions at different points of time. This dataset contains raw data obtained from those assessments. The analysis consisted in assessing the test-retest reliability, through the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), of the measurement of strength in the lower limbs through handheld dynamometry. Further analysis for this raw data could be to compare results obtained in this sample with results obtained in the assessment of similar samples, or to supply relevant scientific evidence to include the measurement of lower limb strength in patients undergoing hemodialysis in experimental studies conducted in this population, such as interventions that include resistance training for the lower limbs as the intervention.

Keywords

• Dialysis
• Exercise
• Hemodialysis
• Physical therapy
• Rehabilitation
• Strength