Design and development of a universal OMNI exertion faces scale.

[Purpose] To design and develop a new OMNI Exertion Faces Scale (OMNI Faces) that uses universal design criteria to improve acceptability for measuring perceived exertion across age groups, physical activities, and clinical populations. [Methods] The OMNI Faces Scale was developed in collaboration w...

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Publicado en:Journal of Physical Therapy Science Vol. 38; no. 7; pp. 324 - 330
Autores principales: SCHLESSMAN, AMY, WICKSTROM, RICK, PETROSINO, CHRIS, ROBERTSON, ROBERT
Formato: pictorial questionnaire/scale research Journal Article
Publicado: International Press Editing Center Incorporation 2026
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          SCHLESSMAN, AMY
          WICKSTROM, RICK
          PETROSINO, CHRIS
          ROBERTSON, ROBERT
        affil: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Medicine, Tufts University: 145 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA, USA
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          Instrument Construction
          Instrument Validation
          Scales
          Exertion Evaluation
          Physical Activity
          Human
          Validation Studies
          Child, Preschool
          Child
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Psychometrics
          Pilot Studies
          Comparative Studies
          Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
          Descriptive Statistics
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Step
          Physical Endurance
          Heart Rate
          Exercise Intensity
          Relaxation
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
      ab: [Purpose] To design and develop a new OMNI Exertion Faces Scale (OMNI Faces) that uses universal design criteria to improve acceptability for measuring perceived exertion across age groups, physical activities, and clinical populations. [Methods] The OMNI Faces Scale was developed in collaboration with the original OMNI creator and refined through consultations with educators, speech-language pathologists, clinicians, and feedback from children and adults. Design considerations included universal accessibility, simplified instructions, and alignment with the Heart Rate Reserve method. [Design Features] The OMNI Faces Scale includes five verbal descriptors and five pictorial images to reduce inconsistencies with language, activity-specific visuals, and anchoring among prior versions. The OMNI Faces Scale is non-gendered, non-activity-specific, and has accessible fonts. Instructions were simplified to 71 words relevant for assessing perceived exertion during both aerobic and resistance activities. [Conclusions] The OMNI Faces Scale was designed to provide a versatile and inclusive tool for monitoring exertion in children and adults across a broad range of physical activity applications. Future research will validate its psychometric properties across populations and activity types and explore multilingual adaptations.
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