ERIC Number: EJ1444395
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Publication Date: 2024-Nov
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-2322
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Concurrent Validity of Abbreviated Walk Tests among Adults with Mild to Moderate Intellectual Disability
Rena Wen Yi Goh; Gideon Ji Yan Chan; Lynn Amelia Mohammad Hanip; Boon Chong Kwok
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v37 n6 e13304 2024
Background: Walk tests are common gait speed and endurance assessments. Shorter test versions could benefit adults with intellectual disability. Thus, the concurrent validity of shorter tests was studied. Methods: Thirty-five adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability, aged 21-64 years, were assessed with the 4-m walk test, 10-m walk test for gait speed, 2-min walk test, and 6-min walk test for endurance. Correlation and Bland--Altman plots analyses were used to establish concurrent validity between shorter and standard tests. Results: Strong positive relationships were found for gait speed tests, r = 0.94, p < 0.001, and endurance tests, r = 0.83, p < 0.001, and differences between shorter and standard tests were within limits of agreement. Conclusions: The concurrent validity of shorter walk tests was established in this study. This would mean that adults with intellectual disability with lower levels of fitness could be assessed.
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Adults, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Test Validity, Correlation, Physical Fitness, Tests
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