On the generality of the sit and reachtest : an analysis of flexibility data for an aging population

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Zur Allgemeingültigkeit des Sit and reach-Tests : Analyse der Messwerte der Gelenkbeweglichkeit bei einer Gruppe älterer Personen
Autor:Shephard, Roy J.; Berridge, Mavis; Montelpare, William
Erschienen in:Research quarterly for exercise and sport
Veröffentlicht:61 (1990), 4, S. 326-330, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online)
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:0270-1367, 2168-3824
DOI:10.1080/02701367.1990.10607495
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Erfassungsnummer:PU199209056122
Quelle:BISp

Abstract des Autors

Head rotation, shoulder extension and rotation, ankle plantar and dorsiflexion, hip flexion, and sit and reach (SR) scores were examined in 41 women and 39 men, aged 45-75 years. The SR gave more reproducible data than the other measurements (intraclass test/retest correlation over 8 months, r = .83). SR scores were independent of standing height (r square = .068) but were greater in women. The flexibility at all joints was less than reported for young adults. There were age-related decreases of flexibility scores for the head and shoulder joints, with a parallel trend for ankle plantar flexion and SR scores (the last only after inclusion of an age-gender interaction term). A principal components analysis identified three factors (tentatively identified as general trunk, ankle, and shoulder flexibility) accounting for 55.9 of total variance. SR scores had a moderate correlation with the first factor (r = .61) but only weak correlations with the second and third. ALthough the SR test is the most reliable simple instrument, it provides only limited information about the flexibility at other joints in an older population. Verf.-Referat