Katsuya Sakai, Tsubasa Kawasaki, Hiroya Kiminarita, Kichol Kim, Jyunya Ogawa
{"title":"Validity, reliability, and measurement error of the Japanese version of the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire for patients with Parkinson's disease.","authors":"Katsuya Sakai, Tsubasa Kawasaki, Hiroya Kiminarita, Kichol Kim, Jyunya Ogawa","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2361325","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2361325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Freezing of Gait Questionnaire has been translated into several languages. However, it has not been translated into Japanese and its measurement error remains unclear.<b>Objectives:</b> This study aimed to translate the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire into Japanese, investigate its validity and reliability, and calculate its measurement errors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty-five patients with Parkinson's disease participated in the study. The Freezing of Gait Questionnaire was translated into Japanese using a forward - backward translation method. Convergent validity was assessed using the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire and Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part II(item 14-freezing). The content validity index was calculated using the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire score using correlation coefficients. Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach's alpha. The test - retest reliability was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient(1,1). The Bland - Altman analysis was performed to detect the limits of agreement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean Freezing of Gait Questionnaire score was 9.1 (5.0) points. Convergent validity was 0.655 and content validity index was 0.958. Cronbach's alpha was 0.958, intraclass correlation coefficient(1,1) was 0.951, and the limits of agreement ranged from - 4.9 to3.2 points.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The Japanese version of the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire is a valid and useful tool to evaluate patients with Parkinson's disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"820-826"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141174795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Javier Peral Pérez, Sofie Rath Mortensen, Enrique Lluch Girbés, Dorte T Grønne, Jonas B Thorlund, Ewa M Roos, Søren T Skou
{"title":"Association between widespread pain and psychosocial factors in people with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study of patients from primary care in Denmark.","authors":"Javier Peral Pérez, Sofie Rath Mortensen, Enrique Lluch Girbés, Dorte T Grønne, Jonas B Thorlund, Ewa M Roos, Søren T Skou","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2372381","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2372381","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The relationship between psychosocial factors and bodily pain in people with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is unclear.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To examine whether widespread pain was associated with poorer self-efficacy, more anxiety, depression, and kinesiophobia in people with KOA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study based on data from Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®). The association between widespread pain (multiple pain sites) and self-efficacy (Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale), anxiety and depression (item from the EQ-5D-5 L), and kinesiophobia (yes/no) was examined using multiple linear tobit or logistic regression models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 19,323 participants, 10% had no widespread pain, 37% had 2 pain sites, 26% had 3-4 pain sites, and 27% had ≥5 pain sites. Widespread pain was associated with poorer self-efficacy (-0.9 to -8.3 points), and the association was stronger with increasing number of pain sites (p-value <.001). Significant increasing odds ratios (ORs) were observed for having anxiety or depression with 3-4 pain sites (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.12; 1.49) and ≥5 pain sites (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.56; 2.07). Having 2 and 3-4 pain sites were associated with lower odds of kinesiophobia compared to having no widespread pain.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Widespread pain was associated with lower self-efficacy and more anxiety and depression but also lower kinesiophobia in people with KOA.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"752-762"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11956779/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physiotherapist managers views on advanced practice physiotherapy in Ireland. A qualitative study.","authors":"Marie Ó Mír, Máire-Bríd Casey, Keith M Smart","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2370362","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2370362","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The introduction of physiotherapists working with advanced scope of practice has contributed to improvements in healthcare services.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This qualitative study explores the views of physiotherapist managers on the Advanced Practice Physiotherapy role and the barriers and enablers to progression of this career pathway.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative focus group study was conducted online with 10 purposefully sampled physiotherapist managers. The focus groups were audio-recorded, transcribed and thematically analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three main themes were identified; 1) Physiotherapists working in advanced practice are recognized as experts and strong advocates for the physiotherapy profession; 2) Barriers to Advanced Practice Physiotherapy in Ireland include inconsistent role definition and protection, a lack of legislation and uncertainty concerning clinical governance; and 3) Physiotherapist managers can support Advanced Practice Physiotherapy through mentoring and resource provision, and implementation of the Advanced Practice Competency Framework.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Physiotherapist managers recognized the value of Advanced Practice Physiotherapy to the Irish health service but suggest that the role and reporting structures need to be clarified. They highlighted barriers preventing the full potential of this these roles being realized and provided suggestions to support the progression of this healthcare model.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"810-819"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141621212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques versus conventional therapy in patients with proximal humerus fracture: randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Gamze Kus, Ayse Zengin Alpozgen, Arzu Razak Ozdincler, Feray Gungor, Suleyman Altun","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2025.2486418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2025.2486418","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To date, no study has investigated the effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) techniques for patients with proximal humerus fractures (PHF).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the effect of PNF, conventional physicaltherapy (CPT) on shoulder passive and active range of motion (ROM), function, muscle strength, pain, kinesiophobia, quality of life (QoL), and patient satisfaction in patients with PHF.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 40 patients with PHF were randomly allocated into two groups of CPT and PNF. Both groups received treatment programs three times a week for 6 weeks. The primary measures were shoulder ROM, function, and muscle strength. The secondary measures were pain, kinesiophobia, QoL, and patient satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty patients analyzed at the end of the study. There were no statistically significant group-by-time interactions for function, pain, shoulder ROM (active and passive), or muscle strength (<i>p</i> > .05). However, there were statistically significant group-by-time interactions in role limitations due to physical health subscale of the 36-item Short Form Survey (SF-36) in CPT (<i>p</i> = .046, η<sup>2</sup><sub>p</sub> = 0.078). In addition, a significant difference was found in patient satisfaction at 3 weeks in CPT (<i>p</i> = .021) but no difference at 6 weeks between groups (<i>p</i> > .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The PNF techniques demonstrated similar outcomes to the CPT in reducing pain, improving function and shoulder ROM, and enhancing quality of life in patients with PHF in short time. According to our findings, PNF techniques are as effective as CPT and can be proposed as a potential adjunctive treatment for patients with PHF.</p><p><strong>Clinicaltrialnumber: </strong>NCT05960435.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrews K Tawiah, Emma Stokes, Marguerite Wieler, François Desmeules, Laura Finucane, Jeremy Lewis, Jonathan Warren, Katie Lundon, Tim Noblet, Caitriona Cunningham, Linda J Woodhouse
{"title":"Evaluating the importance of a core competency and capability framework for advanced practice physiotherapy: A cross-sectional survey.","authors":"Andrews K Tawiah, Emma Stokes, Marguerite Wieler, François Desmeules, Laura Finucane, Jeremy Lewis, Jonathan Warren, Katie Lundon, Tim Noblet, Caitriona Cunningham, Linda J Woodhouse","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2368593","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2368593","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The need for a global core competency and capability framework for advanced practice physiotherapy is important due to the rapidly changing nature of health care delivery internationally and the need to standardize advanced practice physiotherapy.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the importance of a proposed international core competency and capability framework for advanced practice physiotherapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of advanced practice physiotherapists across seven countries. The importance of each competency and capability was rated on a five-point agreement Likert scale. Participants were from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Switzerland and Argentina.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 99 participants completed the survey, comprising 63% (57/90) females and 33% (30/90) males. Sixty percent, 60% (54/90), had over 20 years of experience. The survey participants represented a diverse geographic distribution, with 25% (23/90) from Australia, 25% (23/90) from Canada, 18% (6/90) from New Zealand, and 18% (6/90) from the United Kingdom. Four percent 4% (4/90) from Ireland, and 4% (4/90) from other countries (Switzerland and Argentina). The survey revealed a strong consensus among participants, with all competencies and capabilities ranked as high and considered important to advanced practice.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study demonstrates a consensus among advanced practice physiotherapists across seven countries on the importance of a proposed competency and capability framework. The findings highlight the need for a global standard in advanced practice physiotherapy, particularly in light of the rapidly changing healthcare landscape.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"721-733"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141443592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social support from the physiotherapist and the therapeutic relationship in physiotherapy: bridging theory to practice.","authors":"Débora Petry Moecke, Pat G Camp","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2372687","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2372687","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/purpose: </strong>Therapeutic relationship and social support are critical components in physiotherapy that shape patient outcomes. However, defining these constructs, discerning their similarities and differences, and measuring them pose challenges. This article aims to facilitate scientific and clinical advancement on social support and the therapeutic relationship in physiotherapy by (a) providing conceptual clarity, (b) discussing measurement tools, and (c) offering practical recommendations for the deliberate incorporation of these constructs in clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a perspective paper drawing on examples from existing research.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Assessing the nature and strength of social support and promoting naturally occurring social support networks are practical ways for physiotherapists to foster social support in physiotherapy clinical practice. Physiotherapists can offer direct support, facilitate the development of an individual's social skills, and promote participation in group activities. To strengthen the therapeutic relationship, it is important to maintain good communication, foster connectedness with the patient, demonstrate professional skills, and adopt a reflective practice. Physiotherapists are encouraged to establish clear roles and responsibilities, prioritize individualized patient-centered care, and involve patients in shared decision-making, ensuring congruence in goals and expectations. Willingness to dedicate time and energy within and beyond direct patient-therapist interactions can foster connections. Moreover, using the body - which is the main point of contact with patients - and physical touch can help physiotherapists to connect with patients. Finally, physiotherapists must be prepared to address and mend any conflicts which can impact the relationship's trajectory.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Social support and therapeutic relationships are complementary aspects of one's health care, and it is crucial to purposefully account for both in physiotherapy practice to optimize person-centered care and rehabilitation outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"901-911"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of non-specific low back pain on static balance in emerging adults.","authors":"Karen V Lomond, Jennifer K Sansom","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2364805","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2364805","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Postural control impairments in middle-aged or older people with chronic low back pain (CLBP) have been extensively documented. However, little is known about changes in postural control early in the disease process which may underlie compensatory movement strategies.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Our purpose was to quantify postural sway and sensory weighting in emerging adults with and without CLBP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nineteen emerging adults with CLBP (age = 18-26 years (21.11 ± 1.73)) and 19 matched peers without CLBP (18-27 years (22.20 ± 1.97)) participated in a cross-sectional study. Displacement of the center of mass during Quiet stance (QS), Tandem stance (TS), and Unilateral stance (US) on 2 surfaces (stable, unstable) were used to assess postural sway. Sensory Organization Test (SOT) was used to assess sensory weighting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Emerging adults with CLBP showed large, significant increases in postural sway during unstable TS (<i>p</i> ≤ .020). Participants with CLBP relied more on somatosensory input, as evidenced by lower equilibrium scores during conditions favoring visual (<i>p</i> = .020) or vestibular (<i>p</i> < .001) input during the SOT.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Emerging adults with CLBP showed postural control impairments related to altered sensory weighting. These findings provide insights into the development of CLBP and its effects on postural control. This information may aid early identification, monitoring, and treatment of individuals in the initial stages of disease development who may have unrecognized postural impairments.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"710-720"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141297009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What can physiotherapy learn by looking more closely at 'how' research insights come about? The role of reflexivity and representation.","authors":"Sarah Barradell, Tai Peseta","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2368604","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2368604","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, we draw on an example of heuristic inquiry - (<i>Re)imagining becoming a physiotherapist: a phenomenological approach</i> - to illustrate the role that reflexivity and representation can play in physiotherapy research outcomes and the meaning they might have for moving the profession forward. Qualitative research in physiotherapy tends to acknowledge reflexivity as a route to objectivity by making researcher biases overt, yet the debate about data representation (a researcher's decision-making about how data are represented in a text) barely feature. This contrasts with qualitative research in other fields, including other health professions, where matters of representation (i.e., how knowledge is conveyed) are routinely debated and contested. Reflexivity, in fact, is much more than being transparent. Together with representation, reflexivity helps to position both the voices of participants and researchers within the research. The heuristic inquiry described in this paper offers new insights about learning to be a physiotherapist; it challenged assumptions about care in physiotherapy practice and it changed the first researcher's identity and practice. These insights were generated through the synergies between reflexivity and representation, and we argue that physiotherapy research has an opportunity to be more expansive by taking a commitment to reflexivity and representation more seriously.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"890-900"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141421499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hiromichi Takeda, Kazuyuki Tabira, Yuya Sakano, Naoki Yasumaru, Jun Horie
{"title":"Thirty-second chair stand test in older adults with chronic health conditions is associated with lower limb oxygen extraction capacity.","authors":"Hiromichi Takeda, Kazuyuki Tabira, Yuya Sakano, Naoki Yasumaru, Jun Horie","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2364802","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2364802","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The 30-s chair stand test (CS-30) is a well-known measure of muscle strength in older adults. However, factors other than muscle strength may also be involved in older adults with chronic health conditions who require support and care in daily living.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To test the hypothesis that the CS-30 in older adults with chronic health conditions is associated with lower limb muscle oxygen extraction capacity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty-seven older adults with chronic health conditions (those who needed support and care in daily living because of stroke, musculoskeletal disease, etc.) were recruited. Tissue and percutaneous oxygen saturations of the right vastus lateralis muscle were measured during CS-30 measurements, and muscle oxygen extraction rate (MOER) was calculated. Knee extension strength, skeletal muscle mass index (SMI), and phase angle (PhA) were measured. In a multiple regression analysis with CS-30 as the dependent variable, results were calculated for model 1 with SMI, PhA, and ΔMOER as independent variables and model 2 with knee extension muscle strength added to model 1.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Phase angle (model 1, β = 0.46, <i>p</i> = .014; model 2, β = 0.46, <i>p</i> = .016) and ΔMOER (model 1, β = 0.39, <i>p</i> = .032; model 2, β = 0.40, <i>p</i> = .039) were significantly associated in both models. Adjusted R<sup>2</sup> was 0.26 (Model 1) and 0.23 (Model 2).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The CS-30 in older adults with chronic health conditions may be related to muscle oxygen extraction capacity. This indicates that CS-30 also considers lower limb endurance assessment in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"704-709"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jakob Laursen, Amalie Christensen, Simon Egsgaard, Klaus Søndergaard, Inger Mechlenburg, John Brincks
{"title":"A study of the reliability and construct validity of the 1-minute sit-to-stand test for individuals with systemic sclerosis.","authors":"Jakob Laursen, Amalie Christensen, Simon Egsgaard, Klaus Søndergaard, Inger Mechlenburg, John Brincks","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2373392","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2373392","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study seeks to assess the reliability and construct validity of the 1-minute sit-to-stand test as an efficient tool for evaluating the functional capacity of individuals with systemic sclerosis, considering its time and space effectiveness.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study recruited forty-nine individuals with systemic sclerosis from a university hospital in Denmark. The 1-minute sit-to-stand test was conducted twice on the same day, with an interval of approximately 10 to 15 minutes between administrations, followed by a single administration of the 6-minute walk test. Reliability and validity were estimated using Bland-Altman statistics, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC<sub>2,1</sub>), paired t-test, and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (ρ).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 1-minute sit-to-stand test exhibited excellent test-retest reliability with an ICC<sub>2,1</sub> (CI) of 0.97 (0.95-0.99). The minimal metrically detectable change between separate measures on a subject for the difference in the measures to be considered real at the 95% confidence level was 2.9 repetitions and 11%, respectively. A learning effect of one repetition was observed between repeated measures. High construct validity was observed between the 1-minute sit-to-stand and 6-minute walk test (ρ = 0.78, <i>p</i> < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrates the 1-minute sit-to-stand test as highly reliable, with an 11% change indicating a true outcome change. It also demonstrates robust construct validity compared to the 6-minute walk test. The 1-minute sit-to-stand test appears feasible for assessing functional capacity in well-functioning individuals with systemic sclerosis, but prior familiarization with the task is recommended, as a small learning effect was observed with one repetition.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"836-843"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}