Reliability and Validity of the Hand Reach Star Excursion Balance Test
Measuring dynamic postural control and mobility using task-based full-body movements has been advocated. The star excursion balance test (SEBT) is well-established, but it does not elicit large upper body joint movements. Therefore, the hand reach star excursion balance test (HSEBT) was developed. T...
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| description | Measuring dynamic postural control and mobility using task-based full-body movements has been advocated. The star excursion balance test (SEBT) is well-established, but it does not elicit large upper body joint movements. Therefore, the hand reach star excursion balance test (HSEBT) was developed. The purpose of the current study was to assess the inter-rater and test-retest reliability and validity of the HSEBT. Twenty-nine healthy male subjects performed ten HSEBT reaches on each leg on four different occasions, led by three different raters. Reach distances were recorded in centimeters and degrees. Then, twenty-eight different healthy males performed the HSEBT while using a standard motion capture system. Reliability was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) (range 0.77–0.98). Stability of measurement was assessed using the standard error of measurement (SEM) (range 0.3–2.8 cm and 1.7°–2.6°) and coefficient of variation (CV) (range 2.1–14.6%). Change scores were obtained using minimal detectable change (MDC95) (range 0.9–7.9 cm and 4.7°–7.2°). Observed (Maxm) and calculated (Maxkin) maximum hand reach measurements showed good to excellent correlations. Bland Altman analysis established a fixed bias for all tests, which can be partially explained by the kinematic calculations. In conclusion, the HSEBT is a valid and reliable full-body clinical tool for measuring dynamic postural control and functional joint mobility. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d3ff6ae95fe49918a27dda42ea33d0b2022-12-21T17:58:59ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology2411-51422017-08-01232810.3390/jfmk2030028jfmk2030028Reliability and Validity of the Hand Reach Star Excursion Balance TestOla Eriksrud0Peter Federolf1Fredrik Sæland2Stavros Litsos3Jan Cabri4Department of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sports of Science, P.O. Box 4014, Ullevaal Stadion, 0806 Oslo, NorwayDepartment Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, A-6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sports of Science, P.O. Box 4014, Ullevaal Stadion, 0806 Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sports of Science, P.O. Box 4014, Ullevaal Stadion, 0806 Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sports of Science, P.O. Box 4014, Ullevaal Stadion, 0806 Oslo, NorwayMeasuring dynamic postural control and mobility using task-based full-body movements has been advocated. The star excursion balance test (SEBT) is well-established, but it does not elicit large upper body joint movements. Therefore, the hand reach star excursion balance test (HSEBT) was developed. The purpose of the current study was to assess the inter-rater and test-retest reliability and validity of the HSEBT. Twenty-nine healthy male subjects performed ten HSEBT reaches on each leg on four different occasions, led by three different raters. Reach distances were recorded in centimeters and degrees. Then, twenty-eight different healthy males performed the HSEBT while using a standard motion capture system. Reliability was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) (range 0.77–0.98). Stability of measurement was assessed using the standard error of measurement (SEM) (range 0.3–2.8 cm and 1.7°–2.6°) and coefficient of variation (CV) (range 2.1–14.6%). Change scores were obtained using minimal detectable change (MDC95) (range 0.9–7.9 cm and 4.7°–7.2°). Observed (Maxm) and calculated (Maxkin) maximum hand reach measurements showed good to excellent correlations. Bland Altman analysis established a fixed bias for all tests, which can be partially explained by the kinematic calculations. In conclusion, the HSEBT is a valid and reliable full-body clinical tool for measuring dynamic postural control and functional joint mobility.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/2/3/28dynamic postural controlbalanceposturereliabilityvalidity |
| spellingShingle | Ola Eriksrud Peter Federolf Fredrik Sæland Stavros Litsos Jan Cabri Reliability and Validity of the Hand Reach Star Excursion Balance Test Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology dynamic postural control balance posture reliability validity |
| title | Reliability and Validity of the Hand Reach Star Excursion Balance Test |
| title_full | Reliability and Validity of the Hand Reach Star Excursion Balance Test |
| title_fullStr | Reliability and Validity of the Hand Reach Star Excursion Balance Test |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reliability and Validity of the Hand Reach Star Excursion Balance Test |
| title_short | Reliability and Validity of the Hand Reach Star Excursion Balance Test |
| title_sort | reliability and validity of the hand reach star excursion balance test |
| topic | dynamic postural control balance posture reliability validity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/2/3/28 |
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