Interdevice reliability and validity assessment of the Nicholas Hand-Held Dynamometer

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dc.contributor.authorTrudelle-Jackson, Elaine
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Allen
dc.contributor.authorFrankowski, Carolyn
dc.contributor.authorLong, Kara
dc.contributor.authorMeske, Neil
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5638-6542
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-19T01:36:27Z
dc.date.available2022-03-19T01:36:27Z
dc.date.issued1994-12-01
dc.descriptionArticle originally published in Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 20(6), 302-306. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.1994.20.6.302en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Nicholas Hand-Held Dynamometer (HHD) has been shown to have excellent interday and intraday reliability when using the same HHD. Since clinics may haw more than one HHD with which to evaluate patients, it would be of value to know if two identical HHDs measure the same variable consistently. The purpose of this investigation was to assess interdevice reliability of the Nicholas HHD as well as to determine its validity. Thirty healthy female subjects between the ages of 20 and 56 years () were tested for hamstring strength. Three measurements of maximum hamstring contractions were obtained using the first HHD (Device A). The average of these three measurements was compared with the average of three measurements obtained after a brief rest using a second HHD (Device B). Measurements from the two HHDs were also compared with measurements obtained from a Kin-Com isokinetic dynamometer. The Kin-Com measurements were used as criteria to determine validity of the HHD. An intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) calculated to determine reliability between the two HHDs was low (ICC = .58). Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were calculated between the Kin-Com and each of the two HHDs. These values were .85 and .83 for Device A and B, respectively. Analysis of variance showed no significant difference between the Kin-Com and Device A but a significant difference between the Kin-Com and Device B(p < .001). Measurements obtained from two identical HHDs may be significantly different and should not be compared.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThis is the abstract for an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.1994.20.6.302. Recommended citation: Trudelle-Jackson, E., Jackson, A. W., Frankowski, C. M., Long, K. M., & Meske, N. B. (1994). Interdevice reliability and validity assessment of the Nicholas Hand-Held Dynamometer. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 20(6), 302-306. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.1994.20.6.302
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/13540
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy®, Inc. (JOSPT®)en_US
dc.subjectMuscle strengthen_US
dc.subjectValidityen_US
dc.subjectKin-Comen_US
dc.titleInterdevice reliability and validity assessment of the Nicholas Hand-Held Dynamometeren_US
dc.typeAbstracten_US

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