Investigation of Neuromuscular Activation in Older Female Adults during a Dynamic and Challenging Virtual Reality Activity: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Instruments and Protocol
2.4. Outcome Variables and Data Analysis
2.5. Reliability of the Approach Used
2.6. Statistics
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Phases | ICC [2,1] | TRV [%] | SEM [%] | MDC [%] |
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First phase | 0.80 | 17 ± 17 | 4.8 | 13.2 |
Second phase | 0.71 | 23 ± 15 | 6.7 | 18.6 |
Third phase | 0.62 | 23 ± 18 | 8.3 | 23.0 |
Pairwise Comparisons | p Value | Cohen’s d |
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P1 vs. P2 | 0.002 * | 1.1 |
P1 vs. P3 | 0.000 * | 1.5 |
P2 vs. P3 | 0.025 * | 0.7 |
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Intziegianni, K.; Sarens, M.; Tsivitanidou, O.; Nisiotis, L.; Kovacs, K.; Nagy, E.; Christodoulides, E. Investigation of Neuromuscular Activation in Older Female Adults during a Dynamic and Challenging Virtual Reality Activity: A Cross-Sectional Study. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2024, 9, 143. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9030143
Intziegianni K, Sarens M, Tsivitanidou O, Nisiotis L, Kovacs K, Nagy E, Christodoulides E. Investigation of Neuromuscular Activation in Older Female Adults during a Dynamic and Challenging Virtual Reality Activity: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2024; 9(3):143. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9030143
Chicago/Turabian StyleIntziegianni, Konstantina, Marc Sarens, Olia Tsivitanidou, Louis Nisiotis, Katalin Kovacs, Eniko Nagy, and Efstathios Christodoulides. 2024. "Investigation of Neuromuscular Activation in Older Female Adults during a Dynamic and Challenging Virtual Reality Activity: A Cross-Sectional Study" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 9, no. 3: 143. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9030143