Test-Retest Reliability of Muscle Strength and Physical Function Tests in 6–9-Year-old Children

IF 1.7 4区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science Pub Date : 2021-06-20 DOI:10.1080/1091367X.2021.1943400

L. Thams, L. Hvid, C. T. Damsgaard, M. Hansen

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Abstract

ABSTRACT We aimed to assess the test-retest reliability of five muscle strength and physical function tests in healthy children. Forty-one children (6–9 years) were tested three times 4–10 days apart. The test protocol included maximal isometric leg press, hand grip strength, squat jump, long jump, and a 30-sec sit-to-stand test (STST). When comparing test round 1 with 2 and 2 with 3, we found good-to-excellent retest reliability of leg press (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC = 0.87 and ICC = 0.94), hand grip (ICC = 0.90 and ICC = 0.94), and long jump (ICC = 0.86 and ICC = 0.87). Initially, there was a moderate reliability of squat jump (ICC = 0.71), which was improved to ICC = 0.82 (round 2–3). Similarly, reliability of STST was improved from low (ICC = 0.63) to moderate reliability (ICC = 0.78). We conclude that leg press, hand grip, squat jump, and long jump tests are reliable measurements of children’s muscle strength and function, even without familiarization. Contrary, STST requires familiarization to ensure adequate reliability.

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6 - 9岁儿童肌肉力量和身体功能测试的重测信度

摘要:本研究旨在评估健康儿童五项肌力和身体功能测试的重测信度。41例6 ~ 9岁儿童，每隔4 ~ 10天进行3次测试。测试方案包括最大等长腿按压、握力、深蹲跳、跳远和30秒坐立测试(STST)。当比较第1轮与第2轮和第2轮与第3轮的测试时，我们发现腿压(类内相关系数ICC = 0.87和ICC = 0.94)、握力(ICC = 0.90和ICC = 0.94)和跳远(ICC = 0.86和ICC = 0.87)的重测信度从良好到优异。最初，深蹲跳的信度中等(ICC = 0.71)，后来提高到ICC = 0.82(第2-3轮)。同样，STST的信度也从低(ICC = 0.63)提高到中(ICC = 0.78)。我们的结论是，腿压、手握、深蹲跳和跳远测试是儿童肌肉力量和功能的可靠测量，即使没有熟悉。相反，STST需要熟悉才能确保足够的可靠性。

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Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science Medicine-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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4.20

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33.30%

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期刊介绍： The scope of Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (MPEES) covers original measurement research, special issues, and tutorials within six substantive disciplines of physical education and exercise science. Six of the seven sections of MPEES define the substantive disciplines within the purview of the original research to be published in the journal: Exercise Science, Physical Activity, Physical Education Pedagogy, Psychology, Research Methodology and Statistics, and Sport Management and Administration. The seventh section of MPEES, Tutorial and Teacher’s Toolbox, serves to provide an outlet for review and/or didactic manuscripts to be published in the journal. Special issues provide an avenue for a coherent set of manuscripts (e.g., four to five) to collectively focus in-depth on an important and timely measurement-related issue within the scope of MPEES. The primary aim of MPEES is to publish high-impact manuscripts, most of which will focus on original research, that fit within the scope of the journal.