Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Education, University of Newcastle , Callaghan, Australia.
Chairgroup Health and Society, Wageningen University and Research , Wageningen, Netherlands.
J Sports Sci. 2020 Aug;38(15):1708-1716. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1756673. Epub 2020 May 7.
The feasibility requirements of administering field-based cognitive assessments are rarely reported. We examined the feasibility of administering a group-based cognitive test battery in a school setting with older adolescents. Several types of reliability were also assessed in the control group. Preliminary efficacy and the relationship between changes in fitness and changes in cognitive control were also explored following a 14-week HIIT intervention (3 sessions/week). Participants completed a cognitive test battery measuring inhibition (flanker), and working memory (n-back) at baseline and post-test. Health-related fitness assessments were also conducted. Test administration took approximately 30.8 ± 1.5 minutes to complete with up to six participants simultaneously. The test battery demonstrated acceptable reliability (ICC = 0.5-0.81), with significant changes observed for flanker incongruent accuracy, and 2-back non-target accuracy from baseline to post-test. Regarding efficacy, small-to-moderate effects were observed for accuracy outcomes, while several small associations were found between changes in fitness and changes in cognition. Findings from the current study suggest a cognitive test battery can be administered with older adolescents in a school setting. However, there remains a lack of adequate reporting of administration requirements for field-based cognitive assessments. Efficacy findings should be confirmed with a larger and more representative sample of older adolescents.
现场认知评估的可行性要求很少有报道。我们研究了在学校环境中对年龄较大的青少年进行基于组的认知测试的可行性。在对照组中还评估了几种类型的可靠性。在为期 14 周的高强度间歇训练（HIIT）干预（每周 3 次）后，还探讨了初步疗效以及健身变化与认知控制变化之间的关系。参与者在基线和后测时完成了一个测量抑制（flanker）和工作记忆（n-back）的认知测试套件。还进行了与健康相关的体能评估。测试管理大约需要 30.8 ± 1.5 分钟才能完成，最多可以同时进行六名参与者的测试。测试套件的可靠性（ICC = 0.5-0.81）可接受，在从基线到后测时观察到 flanker 不一致准确性和 2 回非目标准确性的显著变化。关于疗效，准确性结果观察到了小到中等的效果，而在健身和认知变化之间发现了几个小的关联。本研究的结果表明，认知测试套件可以在学校环境中对年龄较大的青少年进行管理。然而，现场认知评估的管理要求仍然缺乏充分的报告。应在更大和更具代表性的年龄较大的青少年样本中确认疗效发现。
