A new two square agility test for workplace health—reliability, validity and minimal detectable change
| Autor: | Ying-Chih Wang, Kari Dunning, Richard J. Wickstrom, Rose L. Smith, Nell E. Wickstrom |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Concurrent validity Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 030229 sport sciences Workplace wellness Workplace health Coaching Confidence interval Test (assessment) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Functional mobility Fitness Physical therapy medicine Square (unit) Original Article 0305 other medical science business Reliability (statistics) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physical Therapy Science |
| ISSN: | 2187-5626 0915-5287 |
| DOI: | 10.1589/jpts.31.823 |
| Popis: | [Purpose] One promising strategy for workplace wellness programs is to emphasize functional mobility screening and coaching to promote suitable physical activity and reduce musculoskeletal risks. This study examined intra-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, concurrent validity, known-groups validity and minimal detectable change for a new Two Square Agility Test (TSAT) designed as a functional mobility measure to promote workplace health. [Participants and Methods] Two hundred forty eight non-disabled participants (ages 18–69) were measured for body size, physical activity and 3 trials of the Two Square Agility Test. 78 participants were tested a week later on the Two Square Agility Test and other functional mobility tests. [Results] Intra-rater reliability was excellent (ICC=0.94) and test-retest reliability was good (ICC=0.87). Two Square Agility Test correlated moderately with Timed Up and Go (r=0.63), Five Times Sit to Stand (r=0.62), and Maximum Step Length (r= −0.54), supporting its concurrent validity. Performances for Two Square Agility Test were better in males, younger age, higher physical activity, and non-obese groups. The minimal detectable change at a 95% confidence level (MDC95) was 1.37 s. [Conclusion] Preliminary results supported reliability and validity of Two Square Agility Test as a functional mobility measure to promote workplace health. |
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