TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Development and examination of a functional reactive agility test for older adults
JO  - Aging clinical and experimental research
A1  - Sobolewski, Eric J.
A1  - Thompson, Brennan J.
A1  - Conchola, Eric C.
A1  - Ryan, Eric D.
SP  - 293
EP  - 298
VL  - 30
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: Reactive agility tests have become popular in sport for talent identification; however, the ability of these tests to evaluate physical function and falls risk in clinical populations warrants future study. <br><br>AIM: To examine the reliability and construct validity of a novel functional reactive agility test (FRAT) across the lifespan. <br><br>METHODS: Forty-three young (24 ± 2 years), 32 middle-aged (50 ± 2 years), and 19 old (66 ± 4 years) men performed a FRAT that included a rapid lateral movement (1.5 m) in response to a randomly delayed visual stimulus. Test-retest reliability and minimum difference (MD) scores were determined from a subset of participants. <br><br>RESULTS: There was no systematic error (P > 0.087) between testing days, and the intraclass correlation coefficients, standard error of measurement (% of the mean), and MD values for decision time, movement time, and total time ranged from 0.876 to 0.949, 4.16-9.24%, and 0.128-0.138 s, respectively. The young men had faster decision times (P = 0.027) when compared to the older men and faster total times when compared to the middle-aged and older men (P < 0.001). <br><br>DISCUSSION: The FRAT demonstrated acceptable reliability and construct validity between different age groups. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Due to its limited space requirements, the FRAT may serve as a useful tool in future studies examining clinical populations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1594-0667
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-017-0785-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -