Predicting Soldier Task Performance From Physical Fitness Tests: Reliability and Construct Validity of a Soldier Task Test Battery.
The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and construct validity of a battery of tests designed to assess soldier task performance. In the first part of the study (designed to assess test-retest reliability), 33 enlisted soldiers (31 men, 2 women; 23 ± 3 years; 1.75 ± 0.08 m; and 81...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research Vol. 35; no. 10; pp. 2749 - 2756 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Oct2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=153302023&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 153302023 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10648011 JSC jtl: Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research issn: 10648011 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2021 vid: 35 iid: 10 pid: 5086 pub: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins place: Baltimore, Maryland artinfo: ui: 153302023 153302023 153302023 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003222 153302023 ppf: 2749 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Predicting Soldier Task Performance From Physical Fitness Tests: Reliability and Construct Validity of a Soldier Task Test Battery. aug: au: Spiering, Barry A. Walker, Leila A. Larcom, Kathleen Frykman, Peter N. Allison, Stephen C. Sharp, Marilyn A. affil: Military Performance Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts. sug: subj: Military Personnel Physical Fitness Evaluation Competency Assessment Methods Task Performance and Analysis Instrument Validation Reliability Evaluation Construct Validity Evaluation Exercise Test Clinical Assessment Tools Evaluation Human Male Female Adult Validation Studies Test-Retest Reliability Running Jumping Body Composition Muscle Strength Physical Endurance Cardiorespiratory Fitness Intraclass Correlation Coefficient Oxygen Consumption Fat Free Mass Throwing Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and construct validity of a battery of tests designed to assess soldier task performance. In the first part of the study (designed to assess test-retest reliability), 33 enlisted soldiers (31 men, 2 women; 23 ± 3 years; 1.75 ± 0.08 m; and 81.4 ± 12.8 kg) completed a 4-event “soldier task test battery” (STTB) on 4 occasions, each separated by at least 1 week. The STTB consisted of the following tests, in order: (a) 30-m grenade throw for accuracy; (b) running long jump while wearing a 20.5-kg load; (c) 1 repetition maximum box lift; and (d) 3.2-km load carriage time trial while wearing a 33-kg load. In the second part of the study (designed to assess construct validity), 41 male soldiers (22 ± 3 years; 1.75 ± 0.08 m; and 81.4 ± 12.9 kg) completed the STTB and a series of physical fitness tests. The physical fitness tests included measurements of body composition, muscular strength, muscular power, muscular endurance, and cardiovascular endurance. Overall performance on the STTB (reflected by the sum of z-scores across individual tests) demonstrated an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.95 and was correlated to lean mass, Vo2 peak, and measures of muscular strength and power. Lean body mass and standing long jump predicted performance on the STTB (R2 = 0.41). In conclusion, this STTB can reliably assess performance of soldiering tasks. The relationships between the STTB and physical fitness tests can be used to develop training programs to prepare soldiers to perform physically demanding tasks. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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