TY - JOUR
T1 - Validity and reliability of self-assessed physical fitness using visual analogue scales.
AU - Strøyer, Jesper
AU - Essendrop, Morten
AU - Jensen, Lone Donbaek
AU - Warming, Susan
AU - Avlund, Kirsten
AU - Schibye, Bente
N1 - Keywords: Adult; Attitude of Health Personnel; Female; Humans; Judgment; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Strength; Musculoskeletal Equilibrium; Pain Measurement; Physical Endurance; Physical Fitness; Self Assessment (Psychology)
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - To test the validity and reliability of self-assessed physical fitness samples included healthcare assistants working at a hospital (women=170, men=17), persons working with physically and mentally handicapped patients (women=530, men= 123), and two separate groups of healthcare students (a) women=91 and men=5 and (b) women=159 and men=10. Five components of physical fitness were self-assessed by Visual Analogue Scales with illustrations and verbal anchors for the extremes: aerobic fitness, muscle strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance. Convergent and divergent validity were evaluated by age-adjusted correlations stratified by sex with performance-based measures of physical fitness. Self-assessed aerobic fitness (r = .36 - .64) (women/men), muscle strength (r = .30 - .51), and flexibility (r = .36 - .31) showed moderate convergent validity. The divergent validity was satisfactory except for flexibility among men. The reliability was moderate to good (ICC = .62 - .80). Self-assessed aerobic fitness, muscle strength, and flexibility showed moderate construct validity and moderate to good reliability using visual analogues.
AB - To test the validity and reliability of self-assessed physical fitness samples included healthcare assistants working at a hospital (women=170, men=17), persons working with physically and mentally handicapped patients (women=530, men= 123), and two separate groups of healthcare students (a) women=91 and men=5 and (b) women=159 and men=10. Five components of physical fitness were self-assessed by Visual Analogue Scales with illustrations and verbal anchors for the extremes: aerobic fitness, muscle strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance. Convergent and divergent validity were evaluated by age-adjusted correlations stratified by sex with performance-based measures of physical fitness. Self-assessed aerobic fitness (r = .36 - .64) (women/men), muscle strength (r = .30 - .51), and flexibility (r = .36 - .31) showed moderate convergent validity. The divergent validity was satisfactory except for flexibility among men. The reliability was moderate to good (ICC = .62 - .80). Self-assessed aerobic fitness, muscle strength, and flexibility showed moderate construct validity and moderate to good reliability using visual analogues.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 17566442
SN - 0031-5125
VL - 104
SP - 519
EP - 533
JO - Perceptual and Motor Skills
JF - Perceptual and Motor Skills
IS - 2
ER -