1. Large-Scale Assessment of Health-Related Physical Fitness in French Older Adults: Feasibility and Validity
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Pascale Duché, Camille Gaillard, Bastien Doreau, Bruno Pereira, Mehdi Menai, Eric Doré, Julien Finaud, Damien Mack-Inocentio, Laboratoire des Adaptations Métaboliques à l'Exercice en Conditions Physiologiques et Pathologiques (AME2P), Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-UFR Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - Clermont-Auvergne (UFR STAPS - UCA), Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhône-Alpes (CRNH-RA), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne [CHU Saint-Etienne] (CHU ST-E)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-CHU Grenoble-Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL)-Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne (UJM)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine - Ile de France (CRNH - IDF), Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Modélisation et d'Optimisation des Systèmes (LIMOS), Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St Etienne (ENSM ST-ETIENNE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Institut national polytechnique Clermont Auvergne (INP Clermont Auvergne), Association Sportive Montferrandaise, Université d'Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand I (UdA), Unité de Biostatistiques [CHU Clermont-Ferrand], Direction de la recherche clinique et de l’innovation [CHU Clermont-Ferrand] (DRCI), CHU Clermont-Ferrand-CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Impact de l'Activité Physique sur la Santé (IAPS), Université de Toulon (UTLN), Auvergne Regional Council (Conseil Regional d'Auvergne), European Commission, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-CHU Grenoble-Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL)-CHU Saint-Etienne-Université Jean Monnet [Saint-Étienne] (UJM)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St Etienne-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Institut national polytechnique Clermont Auvergne (INP Clermont Auvergne), ROSSI, Sabine, and Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-CHU Grenoble-Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL)-CHU Saint-Etienne-Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne (UJM)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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Test battery ,medicine.medical_specialty ,validity ,Physical fitness ,physical activity ,Vitality ,older people ,03 medical and health sciences ,Grip strength ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cronbach's alpha ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Aged ,Original Research ,Hand Strength ,business.industry ,lcsh:Public aspects of medicine ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Reproducibility of Results ,lcsh:RA1-1270 ,030229 sport sciences ,Middle Aged ,Trunk ,[SDV.SPEE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie ,Exercise Test ,Physical therapy ,physical fitness ,Feasibility Studies ,[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie ,Public Health ,test battery ,business ,Psychology ,Body mass index ,Throwing - Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to assess the validity, internal consistency, implementation, and feasibility of a sequence of tests, the Vitality Test Battery, designed to measure physical fitness, at a large scale in French older adults.Methods: A total of 528 volunteers (age ≥60 years) took the battery of 10 tests: 6-min walk, trunk strength, hand grip strength, medicine ball throwing, 30-s chair stand, flexibility, balance, plate tapping, ruler drop, and dual task.Results: Internal consistency was high, with the Cronbach alpha coefficients at around 0.77, explaining 64% of the variance. The test–retest correlations (0.3–0.6) between the items were acceptable and displayed an internal consistency property. Although five components explained 65% of the variance, all the items were kept because their eigenvalues were near to 0.9. External consistency was validated by a significant decrease in fitness scores (p < 0.001) with age and body mass index.Discussion: The Vitality Test Battery is a safe, valid tool for assessing physical fitness in persons aged over 60 years.
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- 2020
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