Validity of the test-table-test for Nordic skiing for classification of paralympic sit-ski sports participants

H. F. M. Pernot; A. M. Lannem; Richard P. J. Geers; E. F. G. Ruijters; M. Bloemendal; H. A. M. Seelen

doi:10.1038/sc.2011.30

Validity of the test-table-test for Nordic skiing for classification of paralympic sit-ski sports participants

H. F. M. Pernot^*, A. M. Lannem, Richard P. J. Geers, E. F. G. Ruijters, M. Bloemendal, H. A. M. Seelen

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Abstract

Study design: Cross-sectional study. Objectives: To assess the interrater reliability and validity of the test-table-test (TTT) with which paralympic sports participants involved in Nordic sit-ski sports may be classified. Setting: Movement laboratory in a rehabilitation centre, The Netherlands. Methods: Thirty-three persons with a spinal cord injury caudally to Th2, a leg amputation, poliomyelitis affecting the trunk and/or lower extremities, or cerebral palsy participated. Subjects were classified according to a classification system for Nordic skiing (that is, five subclasses between LW10 and LW12) by two raters, involving, among others, a combination of four balance tests called TTT. The validity of the TTT was investigated using a gold standard, involving balance perturbation tests on a force plate and centre of pressure (CoP) displacement measurements. Results: As for the interrater reliability, Spearman's rank-correlation coefficient was 0.95 (P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	935-941
Journal	Spinal Cord
Volume	49
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2011.30
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011

Keywords

Nordic skiing
paralympics
classification
sports for disabled
spinal cord injury
leg amputation

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