Evaluating the validity of activity limitation tests for use in Paralympic classification
Introduction The recently published IPC Athletics Classification Manual for Physical Impairments 2008-10 establishes the taxonomic pre-conditions required for the development of an evidence-based system of classification (Tweedy, 2007). Paralympic athletics comprises four fundamental activities -running, throwing, wheelchair pushing and jumping. One requirement for an evidence-based classification system will be four batteries of activity limitation tests -tests that can be used to provide a precompetition estimate of how much limitation an athlete will experience when competitively performing each of the four fundamental activities. For each fundamental activity, a valid battery will comprise activity limitation tests that are reliable, highly correlated with performance and which, in combination, explain the maximum amount of variance in performance.
Beckman Emma Tweedy Sean
University of Queensland, Australia
国际会议
广州
英文
61-62
2008-08-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）