Development, construct validity and test–retest reliability of a field-based wheelchair mobility performance test for wheelchair basketball
AMH de Witte (The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam)
MJM Hoozemans (MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
MAM Berger (The Hague University of Applied Sciences)
Rienk van der Slikke (The Hague University of Applied Sciences, TU Delft - Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control)
LHV van der Woude (University Medical Center Groningen)
H. E. J. Veeger (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, TU Delft - Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control, TU Delft - Biomechanical Engineering)
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to develop and describe a wheelchair mobility performance test in wheelchair basketball and to assess its construct validity and reliability. To mimic mobility performance of wheelchair basketball matches in a standardised manner, a test was designed based on observation of wheelchair basketball matches and expert judgement. Forty-six players performed the test to determine its validity and 23 players performed the test twice for reliability. Independent-samples t-tests were used to assess whether the times needed to complete the test were different for classifications, playing standards and sex. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated to quantify reliability of performance times. Males performed better than females (P