Abstract
Purpose: To establish reliability for the Timed Floor to Stand-Natural (TFTS-N) test as a stand-alone measure for schoolchildren with typical development (TD) in preparation for normative data collection. Methods: Five physical therapists working in schools standardized testing procedures for a "natural" pace version of the TFTS. Time data were collected using a repeated-measures design. Results: Twenty-two students with TD (8 years 7 months to 12 years 7 months; X = 10 years, SD = 1.13) completed the TFTS-N in 6.27 (SD = 0.30) to 8.45 (SD = 0.68) seconds. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) (3,1) ranged from 0.713 to 0.800 for intrarater reliability and was 0.988 for interrater reliability. The ICC (3,3) was 0.871 for test-retest reliability. Conclusion: The TFTS-N has high intra-, inter-, and test-retest reliability. TFTS-N has face validity as the task frequently occurs in school settings. The test procedures are reliable for trained physical therapists to establish individual baseline measures of schoolchildren with TD.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 113-118 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Pediatric Physical Therapy |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Keywords
- activities of daily living
- child
- disability evaluation
- exercise test/methods
- female
- humans
- male
- motor skills
- reproducibility of results