Reliability of the 30 s Chair Stand Test in Women with Fibromyalgia

Juan Pedro Martín-Martínez, Daniel Collado-Mateo, Francisco Javier Domínguez-Muñoz, Santos Villafaina, Narcís Gusi and Jorge Pérez-Gómez
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Juan Pedro Martín-Martínez: Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Avda: Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Daniel Collado-Mateo: Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Avda: Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Francisco Javier Domínguez-Muñoz: Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Avda: Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Santos Villafaina: Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Avda: Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Narcís Gusi: Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Avda: Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Jorge Pérez-Gómez: Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Avda: Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 13, 1-10

Abstract: Background: The 30 s chair stand test is often used to evaluate physical fitness in chronic pain populations. In patients with fibromyalgia, physical fitness is closely related to pain, quality of life, and fear of falling. However, the reliability of this test has only been evaluated concerning the number of repetitions. Objective: To evaluate the test–retest reliability of the 30 s chair stand test in women with fibromyalgia ( n = 30), using data from the contact and non-contact time registered with an automatic chronometer (chronojump). Methods: Participants carried out the 30 s chair stand test twice with five minutes as a rest period, while an automatic chronometer recorded the time elapsed in contact with the chair (impulse phase) and not in contact (non-contact phase). Number and fear of falls in the last year and in the last six weeks were also recorded. Results : The reliability of duration of both phases was good. A relationship between these results and the number and fear of falling was also found. Conclusion : The analysis of movement phases in the 30 s chair stand test showed a good reliability in females with fibromyalgia, providing further useful information about the onset of muscle fatigue during the test.

Keywords: intraclass correlation coefficient; standard error of measurement; chronic pain; reliability analysis; physical fitness tests (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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