Domaschenz Renae, Vlahovich Nicole, Keogh Justin, Compton Stacey, Hughes David C
Department of Sports Medicine, Australian Institute of Sport, Australian Sports Commission, Bruce, Australia.
John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Acton, Australia.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2015 Oct 7;4(4):e117. doi: 10.2196/resprot.4585.
Long-distance runners are prone to injuries including Achilles tendinopathy and medial tibial stress syndrome. We have developed an Internet comprehensive self-report questionnaire examining the medical history, injury history, and running habits of adult recreational runners.
The objective of the study was to evaluate two alternative forms of test-retest reliability of a comprehensive self-report Internet questionnaire retrospectively examining the medical history, injury history, and running habits among a sample of adult recreational runners. This will contribute to the broad aims of a wider study investigating genetics and running injury.
Invitations to complete an Internet questionnaire were sent by email to a convenience pilot population (test group 1). Inclusion criteria required participants to be a recreational runner age 18 or over, who ran over 15 km per week on a consistent basis. The survey questions addressed regular running habits and any injuries (including signs, symptoms, and diagnosis) of the lower limbs that resulted in discontinuation of running for a period of 2 consecutive weeks or more, within the last 2 years. Questions also addressed general health, age, sex, height, weight, and ethnic background. Participants were then asked to repeat the survey using the Internet platform again after 10-14 days. Following analysis of test group 1, we soft-launched the survey to a larger population (test group 2), through a local running club of 900 members via email platform. The same inclusion criteria applied, however, participants were asked to complete a repeat of the survey by telephone interview after 7-10 days. Selected key questions, important to clarify inclusion or exclusion from the wider genetics study, were selected to evaluate test-retest reliability. Reliability was quantified using the kappa coefficient for categorical data.
In response to the invitation, 28 participants accessed the survey from test group 1, 23 completed the Internet survey on the first occasion, and 20 completed the Internet retest within 10-21 days. Test-retest reliability scored moderate to almost perfect (kappa=.41 to .99) for 19/19 of the key questions analyzed. Following the invitation, 122 participants accessed the survey from test group 2, 101 completed the Internet survey on the first occasion, and 50 were randomly selected and contacted by email inviting them to repeat the survey by telephone interview. There were 33 participants that consented to the telephone interview and 30 completed the questionnaire within 7-10 days. Test-retest reliability scored moderate to almost perfect for 18/19 (kappa=.41 to .99) and slight for 1/19 of the key questions analyzed.
长跑运动员容易受伤，包括跟腱病和胫骨内侧应力综合征。我们开发了一份互联网综合自我报告问卷，用于调查成年业余跑步者的病史、受伤史和跑步习惯。
本研究的目的是评估一份综合自我报告互联网问卷的两种重测信度替代形式，该问卷回顾性调查了成年业余跑步者样本的病史、受伤史和跑步习惯。这将有助于更广泛的研究调查遗传学与跑步损伤的总体目标。
通过电子邮件向一个便利的试点人群（测试组1）发送完成互联网问卷的邀请。纳入标准要求参与者为18岁及以上的业余跑步者，每周持续跑步超过15公里。调查问卷涉及常规跑步习惯以及过去两年内导致连续两周或更长时间停止跑步的任何下肢损伤（包括体征、症状和诊断）。问题还涉及一般健康状况、年龄、性别、身高、体重和种族背景。然后要求参与者在10 - 14天后再次使用互联网平台重复该调查。在对测试组1进行分析后，我们通过电子邮件平台向一个更大的人群（测试组2）进行了调查软启动，该人群来自一个有900名成员的当地跑步俱乐部。适用相同的纳入标准，然而，要求参与者在7 - 10天后通过电话访谈完成调查的重复。选择了对更广泛的遗传学研究中明确纳入或排除至关重要的选定关键问题，以评估重测信度。使用分类数据的kappa系数对信度进行量化。
在收到邀请后，测试组1中有28名参与者访问了该调查，23名首次完成了互联网调查，20名在10 - 21天内完成了互联网重测。对于所分析的19个关键问题中的19个，重测信度得分中等至几乎完美（kappa = 0.41至0.99）。在收到邀请后，测试组2中有122名参与者访问了该调查，101名首次完成了互联网调查，50名被随机选择并通过电子邮件联系，邀请他们通过电话访谈重复该调查。有33名参与者同意接受电话访谈，30名在7 - 10天内完成了问卷。对于所分析的19个关键问题中的18个，重测信度得分中等至几乎完美（kappa = 0.41至0.99），对于1个关键问题得分轻微。
