Concurrent Validity and Reliability of a Free Smartphone Application for Evaluation of Jump Height
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Design and Procedures
2.4. Statistical Procedures
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Total Subjects | Male Subjects | Female Subjects |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 21.84 ± 3.48 | 21.88 ± 3.51 | 21.50 ± 3.20 |
Weight (kg) | 69.24 ± 11.29 | 71.47 ± 9.58 | 50.25 ± 5.31 |
Height (m) | 1.73 ± 0.08 | 1.75 ± 0.07 | 1.58 ± 0.03 |
Leg length (cm) | 102.68 ± 16.27 | 103.03 ± 17.06 | 99.75 ± 5.72 |
Height at 90° flexion (cm) | 63.53 ± 6.50 | 63.59 ± 6.66 | 63.00 ± 4.85 |
Variables | Vertvision | Contact Platform | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Observer 1 | Observer 2 | |||||
Mean ± SD | ICC (95% CI) | Mean ± SD | ICC (95% CI) | Mean ± SD | ICC (95% CI) | |
Countermovement jump | ||||||
Jump 1 (cm) | 32.737 ± 6.432 | 33.534 ± 6.292 | 33.782 ± 6.423 | |||
Jump 2 (cm) | 32.676 ± 5.941 | 0.964 (0.939; 0.980) | 33.637 ± 5.888 | 0.967 (0.944; 0.982) | 33.777 ± 5.916 | 0.969 (0.946; 0.983) |
Jump 3 (cm) | 32.916 ± 6.186 | 33.970 ± 6.068 | 34.164 ± 6.010 | |||
Squat jump | ||||||
Jump 1 (cm) | 31.378 ± 6.460 | 32.376 ± 6.113 | 32.275 ± 6.244 | |||
Jump 2 (cm) | 30.783 ± 8.297 | 0.908 (0.839; 0.950) | 31.386 ± 8.241 | 0.900 (0.825; 0.945) | 32.758 ± 6.397 | 0.975 (0.947; 0.987) |
Jump 3 (cm) | 33.160 ± 6.853 | 33.854 ± 6.766 | 33.996 ± 6.884 |
Countermovement Jump Height (cm) | Squat Jump Height (cm) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Obs. 1 vs. Obs. 2 | Obs. 1 vs. Platform | Obs. 2 vs. Platform | Obs. 1 vs. Obs. 2 | Obs. 1 vs. Platform | Obs. 2 vs. Platform | |
Paired diff. (cm) (95% CI) | −1.05 (−1.44; −0.67) * | −1.25 (−1.61; 0.88) * | −0.19 (−0.39;0.002) | −0.69 (−1.08; −0.31) * | −0.84 (−1.21; 0.46) * | −0.14 (−0.44; 0.15) |
Paired ES (g) | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.02 |
ICC (95% CI) | 0.98 (0.90; 0.99) | 0.98 (0.79; 0.995) | 0.997 (0.995;0.999) | 0.99 (0.97; 0.996) | 0.99 (0.96; 0.996) | 0.996 (0.99; 0.998) |
CCC (95% CI) | 0.97 (0.94; 0.98) | 0.96 (0.93; 0.98) | 0.99 (0.99; 0.997) | 0.98 (0.96; 0.99) | 0.98 (0.96; 0.99) | 0.99 (0.98; 0.995) |
TE (95% CI) | 0.14 (0.11; 0.18) | 0.13 (0.11; 0.17) | 0.07 (0.06; 0.09) | 0.12 (0.10; 0.16) | 0.12 (0.10; 0.15) | 0.09 (0.08; 0.12) |
CV (%) | 1.85 | 2.19 | 0.55 | 1.65 | 1.79 | 0.75 |
SWC (cm) | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.18 |
Rating | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
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Dias, A.; Pires, P.; Santana, L.; Marques, P.; Espada, M.C.; Santos, F.; Silva, E.J.D.; Rebelo, A.; Teixeira, D.S. Concurrent Validity and Reliability of a Free Smartphone Application for Evaluation of Jump Height. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2024, 9, 155. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9030155
Dias A, Pires P, Santana L, Marques P, Espada MC, Santos F, Silva EJD, Rebelo A, Teixeira DS. Concurrent Validity and Reliability of a Free Smartphone Application for Evaluation of Jump Height. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2024; 9(3):155. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9030155
Chicago/Turabian StyleDias, Amândio, Paulo Pires, Leandro Santana, Paulo Marques, Mário C. Espada, Fernando Santos, Eduardo Jorge Da Silva, André Rebelo, and Diogo S. Teixeira. 2024. "Concurrent Validity and Reliability of a Free Smartphone Application for Evaluation of Jump Height" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 9, no. 3: 155. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9030155