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Article

Validity and Reliability of the New Basic Functional Assessment Protocol (BFA)

by
Raquel Hernández-García
1,2,
María Isabel Gil-López
1,2,*,
David Martínez-Pozo
2,
María Teresa Martínez-Romero
1,2,
Alba Aparicio-Sarmiento
1,2,
Antonio Cejudo
1,2,*,
Pilar Sainz de Baranda
1,2 and
Chris Bishop
3
1
Department of Physical Activity and Sport, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30720 San Javier (Murcia), Spain
2
Sports and Musculoskeletal System Research Group (RAQUIS), University of Murcia, 30100 C.P. Murcia, Spain
3
London Sport Institute, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(13), 4845; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134845
Submission received: 30 May 2020 / Revised: 30 June 2020 / Accepted: 2 July 2020 / Published: 5 July 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exercise Testing: The Past, Present and Future)
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Abstract

The global evaluation of motion patterns can examine the synchrony of neuromuscular control, range of motion, strength, resistance, balance and coordination needed to complete the movement. Visual assessments are commonly used to detect risk factors. However, it is essential to define standardized field-based tests that can evaluate with accuracy. The aims of the study were to design a protocol to evaluate fundamental motor patterns (FMP), and to analyze the validity and reliability of an instrument created to provide information about the quality of movement in FMP. Five tasks were selected: Overhead Squat (OHS); Hurdle Step (HS); Forward Step Down (FSD); Shoulder Mobility (SM); Active Stretching Leg Raise (ASLR). A list of variables was created for the evaluation of each task. Ten qualified judges assessed the validity of the instrument, while six external observers performed inter-intra reliability. The results show that the instrument is valid according to the experts’ opinion; however, the reliability shows values below those established. Thus, the instrument was considered unreliable, so it is recommended to repeat the reliability process by performing more training sessions for the external observers. The present study creates the basic functional assessment (BFA), a new protocol which comprises five tasks and an instrument to evaluate FMP.
Keywords: fundamental skills; basic motor pattern; quality of movement; functional assessment; qualitative analysis; content validity; inter-observer reliability fundamental skills; basic motor pattern; quality of movement; functional assessment; qualitative analysis; content validity; inter-observer reliability

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Hernández-García, R.; Gil-López, M.I.; Martínez-Pozo, D.; Martínez-Romero, M.T.; Aparicio-Sarmiento, A.; Cejudo, A.; Sainz de Baranda, P.; Bishop, C. Validity and Reliability of the New Basic Functional Assessment Protocol (BFA). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 4845. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134845

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Hernández-García R, Gil-López MI, Martínez-Pozo D, Martínez-Romero MT, Aparicio-Sarmiento A, Cejudo A, Sainz de Baranda P, Bishop C. Validity and Reliability of the New Basic Functional Assessment Protocol (BFA). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(13):4845. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134845

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Hernández-García, Raquel, María Isabel Gil-López, David Martínez-Pozo, María Teresa Martínez-Romero, Alba Aparicio-Sarmiento, Antonio Cejudo, Pilar Sainz de Baranda, and Chris Bishop. 2020. "Validity and Reliability of the New Basic Functional Assessment Protocol (BFA)" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 13: 4845. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134845

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Hernández-García, R., Gil-López, M. I., Martínez-Pozo, D., Martínez-Romero, M. T., Aparicio-Sarmiento, A., Cejudo, A., Sainz de Baranda, P., & Bishop, C. (2020). Validity and Reliability of the New Basic Functional Assessment Protocol (BFA). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(13), 4845. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134845

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