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Reliability of the Fox-walk test in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Radboud Univ Nijmegen Med Ctr, Nijmegen, Netherlands.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5693-1256
Karolinska Inst, Div Physiotherapy, Dept Neurobiol Care Sci & Soc, SE-14183 Huddinge, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6989-719X
Karolinska Inst, Div Physiotherapy, Dept Neurobiol Care Sci & Soc, SE-14183 Huddinge, Sweden; Karolinska Inst, Dept Publ Hlth, Div Occupat & Environm Hlth, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Inst, Div Physiotherapy, Dept Neurobiol Care Sci & Soc, SE-14183 Huddinge, Sweden; Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Stockholm, Sweden.
2012 (English)In: Disability and Rehabilitation, ISSN 0963-8288, E-ISSN 1464-5165, Vol. 34, no 23, p. 2001-2006Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Purpose: The Fox-walk test is a new method used to estimate aerobic capacity outside a clinical environment, which may be useful in the implementation of daily health-enhancing physical activity. The aim of our study was to investigate the reliability of the test in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Method: Fifteen participants performed the Fox-walk test three times with weekly intervals. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), the standard error of measurement (SEM) and the smallest detectable change (SDC) were used to estimate the reliability. General health perception, lower limb pain and fatigue were measured to determine their potential influence on the reliability. Results: There were no systematic differences between the three test occasions (p = 0.190) and the reliability was almost perfect (ICC = 0.982). None of the covariates influenced the reliability. The SEM was 0.999 ml/kg/min or 3.4% and the SDC was 2.769 ml/kg/min or 9.4%. Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that the Fox-walk test is reliable in people with RA and enables differentiation between people with RA and monitoring progress. The validity of the test among people with RA is still to be determined.

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Informa UK Limited , 2012. Vol. 34, no 23, p. 2001-2006
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Fox-walk test, physical activity, physical fitness, physiotherapy, rheumatoid arthritis, test-retest
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-74654DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.667191ISI: 000309478200008PubMedID: 22455469Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84863790058OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-74654DiVA, id: diva2:2017088
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