Test-retest reliability data of functional performance, strength, peak torque and body composition assessments in two different age groups of Kosovan adults

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to validate the computerized Symbol Digit Modalities Test (c-SDMT) in a Swiss pediatric cohort, in comparing the Swiss sample to the Canadian norms. Secondly, we evaluated sex effects, age-effects, and test–retest reliability of the c-SDMT in comparison to values obtained for the paper and pencil version of the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT).MethodsThis longitudinal observational study was conducted in a single-center setting at the University Children’s Hospital of Bern. Our cohort consisted of 86 children (45 male and 41 female) aged from 8 to 16 years. The cohort included both healthy participants (n = 38) and patients (n = 48) hospitalized for a non-neurological disease. Forty eight participants were assessed during two testing sessions with the SDMT and the c-SDMT.ResultsTest–retest reliability was high in both tests (SDMT: ICC = 0.89, c-SDMT: ICC = 0.90). A reliable change index was calculated for the SDMT (RCIp = −3.18, 14.01) and the c-SDMT (RCIp = −5.45, 1.46) corrected for practice effects. While a significant age effect on information processing speed was observed, no such effect was found for sex. When data on the c-SDMT performance of the Swiss cohort was compared with that from a Canadian cohort, no significant difference was found for the mean time per trial in any age group. Norm values for age groups between 8 and 16 years in the Swiss cohort were established.ConclusionNorms for the c-SDMT between the Swiss and the Canadian cohort were comparable. The c-SDMT is a valid alternative to the SDMT. It is a feasible and easy to administer bedside tool due to high reliability and the lack of motor demands.

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Test–retest reliability of EMG and peak torque during repetitive maximum concentric knee extensions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology ◽

10.1016/s1050-6411(03)00022-1 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 281-287 ◽

Cited By ~ 77

Author(s):

B. Larsson ◽

S. Karlsson ◽

M. Eriksson ◽

B. Gerdle

Keyword(s):

Peak Torque ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Test Retest Reliability

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Test-Retest Reliability of Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential across Different Age Groups

The International Tinnitus Journal ◽

10.5935/0946-5448.20180018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Kaushlendra Kumar ◽

Jayashree S Bhat ◽

Aiswarya Liz Varghese

Keyword(s):

Age Groups ◽

Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Myogenic Potential ◽

Test Retest Reliability

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TEST/RETEST RELIABILITY OF KNEE EXTENSION PEAK TORQUE AT DIFFERENT VELOCITIES MEASURED USING THREE TESTING PROTOCOLS

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1097/00005768-200105001-01098 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 33 (5) ◽

pp. S196

Author(s):

P S. C. Gomes ◽

M I. R. Pereira ◽

T M. Santos ◽

G A. Miyamoto ◽

E B. Silva

Keyword(s):

Peak Torque ◽

Knee Extension ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Testing Protocols

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146 TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY OF MAXIMAL LEG MUSCLE POWER AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA)

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ◽

10.1016/s1063-4584(10)60173-2 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 18 ◽

pp. S72-S73

Author(s):

A. Villadsen ◽

E.M. Roos ◽

S. Overgaard ◽

A. Holsgaard-Larsen

Keyword(s):

Performance Measures ◽

Muscle Power ◽

Functional Performance ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Leg Muscle ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Leg Muscle Power

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Psychometric Properties of a Structured Diagnostic Interview for DSM-5 Anxiety, Mood, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191116638410 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 3-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

David F. Tolin ◽

Christina Gilliam ◽

Bethany M. Wootton ◽

William Bowe ◽

Laura B. Bragdon ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Convergent Validity ◽

Interrater Reliability ◽

Diagnostic Interview ◽

Self Report ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Reliability Data ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Dsm 5 ◽

Structured Diagnostic Interview ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Three hundred sixty-two adult patients were administered the Diagnostic Interview for Anxiety, Mood, and OCD and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders (DIAMOND). Of these, 121 provided interrater reliability data, and 115 provided test–retest reliability data. Participants also completed a battery of self-report measures that assess symptoms of anxiety, mood, and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. Interrater reliability of DIAMOND anxiety, mood, and obsessive-compulsive and related diagnoses ranged from very good to excellent. Test–retest reliability of DIAMOND diagnoses ranged from good to excellent. Convergent validity was established by significant between-group comparisons on applicable self-report measures for nearly all diagnoses. The results of the present study indicate that the DIAMOND is a promising semistructured diagnostic interview for DSM-5 disorders.

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Test–retest reliability of contrast visual acuities in a clinical population

African Vision and Eye Health ◽

10.4102/aveh.v76i1.376 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 76 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Anusha Y. Sukha ◽

Alan Rubin

Keyword(s):

Middle Age ◽

Age Groups ◽

Clinical Population ◽

Contrast Level ◽

Predictive Tool ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Sample Mean ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

And Gender ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Background: Previously, contrast visual acuities (VA) have been evaluated as a potential screening, diagnostic and predictive tool in cases where standard visual acuity remains intact. Issues around contrast acuity sometimes make it difficult for clinicians to make appropriate clinical decisions and thus such tests have to be standardised and reliable.Aim: To investigate test–retest reliability of contrast VA in healthy adults in a clinical setting.Methods: Best compensated contrast VA at 100%, 10%, 5% and 2.5% of 155 patients (mean age 39.7 ± 12.2 years) were measured using the computerised Thomson Test Chart 2000 Expert. For all participants and at each contrast level, two measurements per right eye were determined. Test–retest reliability for the four contrast levels were assessed using reliability coefficients and Bland–Altman plots. Participants were also divided into three age groups of young (18–39 years, n = 72), middle-age (40–49 years, n = 45) and elderly (50–67 years, n = 38) and reliability was assessed within and between age and gender groups.Results: For the whole-sample test and retest, measurements within each contrast level were not statistically different (p ≥ 0.05). Thus, test and retest measurements per participant were averaged and whole-sample mean-contrast VA and standard deviations for 100%, 10%, 5% and 2.5% were -0.146 ± 0.060, 0.050 ± 0.071, 0.135 ± 0.079 and 0.405 ± 0.115 logMAR, respectively. Significant differences were found between all pairs of contrast levels compared (p ≤ 0.0125). Mean-contrast VA within each age group were also significantly different across all contrast levels (p < 0.0001). Mean-contrast VA at each contrast level between the age groups indicated that mean-contrast VA were not significantly different between the young and middle-age groups (p > 0.05) but were statistically different between the young and elderly groups (p < 0.01). Only mean-contrast VA 10% was significantly different between the middle-age and elderly groups (p < 0.001). Also, mean-contrast VA for the four contrast levels within gender were significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) but not between genders (p ≥ 0.05).Conclusion: This study found good reliability of test and retest measurements of contrast VA in an adult clinical population.

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Test-Retest Reliability of Isokinetic Arm Strength Measurements in Competitive Swimmers

Journal of Human Kinetics ◽

10.2478/hukin-2018-0035 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 65 (1) ◽

pp. 5-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniel Collado-Mateo ◽

Francisco J. Dominguez-Muñoz ◽

Nuno Batalha ◽

Jose Parraça ◽

Pablo Tomas-Carus ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Internal Rotation ◽

External Rotation ◽

Peak Torque ◽

Motor Patterns ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

General Terms ◽

Antagonist Muscles ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Rotation Strength ◽

Competitive Swimmers

Abstract Swimming motor patterns lead internal rotators to grow stronger than antagonist muscles, what may increase the risk of injury in swimmers. Injury prevention often involves the improvement of external rotators strength, as well as the external rotation/internal rotation ratio. The current research aimed to evaluate the test-retest reliability of shoulder concentric rotation strength in competitive swimmers using an isokinetic dynamometer. The study enrolled 35 competitive swimmers aged between 13 and 19 years. Concentric movements were performed including internal and external rotations of the shoulder joint following the instructions of the standardized protocol. The angular velocity of the test was defined at 60º/s. Outcome measures were peak torque (Nm) and work (J), measured in both, the dominant and non-dominant arms. The external rotation/internal rotation ratio was also calculated. Reliability was excellent for peak torque and work. For the external rotation/internal rotation ratio, the ICC oscillated between 0.744 and 0.860 for the work ratio of the non-dominant arm and the peak torque ratio of the dominant arm, respectively. In general terms, better reliability was observed for peak torque compared with work, for external rotation compared with internal rotation, and for the dominant arm compared with the non-dominant one.

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