The intra- and interrater reliability of isometric muscle contractions using a novel fixation system for a hand-held dynamometer.

Autor: Schindler JB; Biomechanics and Engineering Team, Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, Natick, Massachusetts, USA., Hancock CL; Biomechanics and Engineering Team, Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, Natick, Massachusetts, USA., Zifchock RA; Civil and Mechanical Engineering Department, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, USA., Bode VG; Biomechanics and Engineering Team, Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, Natick, Massachusetts, USA., Ramsay JW; Biomechanics and Engineering Team, Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, Natick, Massachusetts, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of sport science [Eur J Sport Sci] 2024 Sep; Vol. 24 (9), pp. 1313-1318. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 01.
DOI: 10.1002/ejsc.12148
Abstrakt: A novel fixation system for a hand-held dynamometer (HHD) was designed to enable isometric muscle measurements on various muscle groups of strong, healthy individuals in a field setting. The objective of this study was to evaluate the intra- and interrater reliability of the system and determine its suitability for use by multiple researchers within large-scale data collections during field activities. Four researchers tested eight healthy subjects, who each completed eight different maximal isometric muscle strength assessments using the HHD fixation system. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) results were evaluated with a 95% confidence interval. ICC results for interrater reliability demonstrated excellent agreement of all eight measurements tested. ICC results for intrarater reliability demonstrated excellent agreement for six out of eight measurements. This system provides a new opportunity for several different high-quality maximal muscle strength measurements to be collected by multiple data collectors on large numbers of strong, healthy individuals in a field setting.
(© 2024 The Author(s). European Journal of Sport Science published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH on behalf of European College of Sport Science.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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