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The Measurement Properties Of Fitness Measures And Health Status For Persons With Spinal Cord Injuries, Malcolm W. Stewart, Sandee L. Melton-Rogers, Sarah Morrison, Stephen F. Figoni
The Measurement Properties Of Fitness Measures And Health Status For Persons With Spinal Cord Injuries, Malcolm W. Stewart, Sandee L. Melton-Rogers, Sarah Morrison, Stephen F. Figoni
Sarah Morrison, PT, MBA, MHA
OBJECTIVE: To assess the measurement properties of measures used to evaluate fitness and health status in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population.
DESIGN: Inception cohort assessed during standardized exercise protocols at admission, discharge, and 8-week follow-up from a SCI rehabilitation program.
SETTING: Urban tertiary care hospital.
PATIENTS: One hundred two patients with SCI.
RESULTS: Measures at higher levels of physical exertion generally showed higher stability between test and retest. Resting measures, blood lactates, and respiratory exchange ratios were not stable. Heart rate, blood pressure, lactate levels, ventilation rates, and activities of daily living measures did not reflect the construct of …