Listening Time — 26:05

In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Amit Kumar, MPH, PhD, about his recently published study, which used longitudinal data from more than 4,000 community-dwelling older adults to examine whether gait speed and hand grip strength can help identify who is at higher risk for hospitalization and mortality. The study focuses on older adults with cardiometabolic multimorbidity, which is the coexistence of diabetes and heart disease.

Kumar is co-author of the article “Establishing Prognostic Value for Gait Speed and Hand Grip Strength in Predicting Hospitalization and Mortality Risk in Older Adults With Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity.” Read the article on the PTJ website and follow PTJ on LinkedIn and Bluesky for more research updates. 

Our Speakers

Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is the Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery and therapeutic area lead in musculoskeletal and surgical sciences at the Duke Clinical Research Institute at Duke University.

Amit Kumar, MPH, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training in the College of Health at the University of Utah. He is also the associate director for research at the Center for Research on Race, Health Justice, and Public Policy.