Matheson L N, Mooney V, Grant J E, Affleck M, Hall H, Melles T, Lichter R L, McIntosh G
Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1995 Oct 1;20(19):2119-29. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199510000-00010.
Two laboratory studies and one field study evaluated the safety and test-retest reliability of a new test of lift capacity. The first two studies were conducted in a carefully controlled laboratory setting. The first study investigated the safety and intra-rater reliability of the EPIC Lift Capacity test protocol with healthy adult subjects. The second study assessed the safety and inter-rater reliability of the test with disabled subjects. The third study was conducted in the field with 65 evaluators and investigated the safety and intra-rater reliability of the test with healthy adult subjects.
To assess the safety and reliability of a new test of lift capacity.
A new test of lift capacity has been developed. Test development occurred within the context of ergonomic standards and guide-lines of the major professional associations and public agencies that govern test development in the United States.
In study no. 1, 26 healthy subjects participated. In study no. 2, 14 disabled subjects participated. In study no. 3, 318 healthy subjects participated. After subjects underwent basic screening and warm-up, the EPIC Lift Capacity test was administered. One to 2 weeks later, the test was administered again. Correlations between the times of testing were calculated.
No subjects were injured. Hamstring soreness the next day that resolved without complication was reported by some healthy subjects. None of the disabled subjects reported new symptoms.
The safety and reliability of the EPIC Lift Capacity test was adequately demonstrated in a laboratory setting and across multiple field sites with evaluators who have varying types and degrees of professional preparation.
两项实验室研究和一项现场研究评估了一种新的举重能力测试的安全性和重测信度。前两项研究在精心控制的实验室环境中进行。第一项研究调查了EPIC举重能力测试方案对健康成年受试者的安全性和评分者内信度。第二项研究评估了该测试对残疾受试者的安全性和评分者间信度。第三项研究在现场进行，有65名评估人员参与，调查了该测试对健康成年受试者的安全性和评分者内信度。
评估一种新的举重能力测试的安全性和信度。
已开发出一种新的举重能力测试。测试开发是在美国主要专业协会和公共机构的人体工程学标准和指导方针的背景下进行的，这些标准和指导方针规范着美国的测试开发。
在第一项研究中，有26名健康受试者参与。在第二项研究中，有14名残疾受试者参与。在第三项研究中，有318名健康受试者参与。受试者经过基本筛查和热身之后，进行EPIC举重能力测试。1至2周后，再次进行该测试。计算测试次数之间的相关性。
无受试者受伤。一些健康受试者报告第二天出现腘绳肌酸痛，但未出现并发症而自行缓解。残疾受试者均未报告新的症状。
EPIC举重能力测试的安全性和信度在实验室环境以及多个现场地点均得到充分证明，参与评估的人员具有不同类型和程度的专业准备。
