Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, Largo dos Colegiais, Évora, 7000-727, Portugal.
Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Palácio do Vimioso, Évora, 7002-554, Portugal.
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2024 Mar 7;36(1):61. doi: 10.1007/s40520-024-02726-6.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the absolute and relative reliability of the Ruler Drop Test (RDT) for assessing dual-task, choice, and discrimination reaction time. In addition, the construct validity of the RDT is examined in comparison to the Deary-Liewald reaction time (DLRT). METHODS: Tests were administered by the same evaluator, one week apart. Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC3.1) was used to measure relative reliability, and the standard error of measurement (SEM) and minimal detectable change (MDC95) were used to measure absolute reliability. Spearman correlation test was used to measure construct validity. RESULTS: The results showed that the relative reliability was good for the choice ruler drop (ICC = 0.81), moderate for the dual-task ruler drop test (ICC = 0.70) and discrimination ruler drop test (ICC = 0.72), and good for simple ruler drop test. However, the simple ruler drop test had poor reliability (ICC = 0.57). The RDT shows construct validity compared to the DLRT. CONCLUSION: We conclude that the RDT is a suitable instrument for measuring dual-task, choice and discrimination reaction time. Future studies should explore the reliability of these measures in other populations.
背景:本研究旨在确定标尺跌落测试(RDT)评估双重任务、选择和辨别反应时的绝对和相对可靠性。此外,还将与 Deary-Liewald 反应时测试(DLRT)进行比较,以检验 RDT 的结构效度。
方法:由同一位评估员在一周内分别进行测试。使用组内相关系数(ICC3.1)衡量相对可靠性,使用测量标准差(SEM)和最小可检测变化(MDC95)衡量绝对可靠性。使用 Spearman 相关检验衡量结构效度。
结果:结果表明,选择标尺跌落的相对可靠性较好(ICC=0.81),双重任务标尺跌落测试(ICC=0.70)和辨别标尺跌落测试(ICC=0.72)的相对可靠性为中等,简单标尺跌落测试的相对可靠性较好。然而,简单标尺跌落测试的可靠性较差(ICC=0.57)。与 DLRT 相比,RDT 具有结构效度。
结论:我们得出结论,RDT 是测量双重任务、选择和辨别反应时的合适工具。未来的研究应在其他人群中探索这些测量的可靠性。
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