A systematic review investigating measurement properties of physiological tests in rugby

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dc.contributor.authorChiwaridzo, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorOorschot, Sander
dc.contributor.authorDambi, Jermaine M
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, Gillian D
dc.contributor.authorBonney, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorMudawarima, Tapfuma
dc.contributor.authorTadyanemhandu, Cathrine
dc.contributor.authorSmits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-09T08:07:27Z
dc.date.available2018-01-09T08:07:27Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-28
dc.date.updated2017-12-31T04:17:21Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: This systematic review was conducted with the first objective aimed at providing an overview of the physiological characteristics commonly evaluated in rugby and the corresponding tests used to measure each construct. Secondly, the measurement properties of all identified tests per physiological construct were evaluated with the ultimate purpose of identifying tests with strongest level of evidence per construct. Methods: The review was conducted in two stages. In all stages, electronic databases of EBSCOhost, Medline and Scopus were searched for full-text articles. Stage 1 included studies examining physiological characteristics in rugby. Stage 2 included studies evaluating measurement properties of all tests identified in Stage 1 either in rugby or related sports such as Australian Rules football and Soccer. Two independent reviewers screened relevant articles from titles and abstracts for both stages. Results: Seventy studies met the inclusion criteria for Stage 1. The studies described 63 tests assessing speed (8), agility/change of direction speed (7), upper-body muscular endurance (8), upper-body muscular power (6), upperbody muscular strength (5), anaerobic endurance (4), maximal aerobic power (4), lower-body muscular power (3), prolonged high-intensity intermittent running ability/endurance (5), lower-body muscular strength (5), repeated high-intensity exercise performance (3), repeated-sprint ability (2), repeated-effort ability (1), maximal aerobic speed (1) and abdominal endurance (1). Stage 2 identified 20 studies describing measurement properties of 21 different tests. Only moderate evidence was found for the reliability of the 30–15 Intermittent Fitness. There was limited evidence found for the reliability and/or validity of 5 m, 10 m, 20 m speed tests, 505 test, modified 505 test, L run test, Sergeant Jump test and bench press repetitions-to-fatigue tests. There was no information from high-quality studies on the measurement properties of all the other tests identified in stage 1. Conclusion: A number of physiological characteristics are evaluated in rugby. Each physiological construct has multiple tests for measurement. However, there is paucity of information on measurement properties from high-quality studies for the tests. This raises questions about the usefulness and applicability of these tests in rugby and creates a need for high-quality future studies evaluating measurement properties of these physiological tests. Trial registrations: PROSPERO CRD 42015029747.
dc.identifier.apacitationChiwaridzo, M., Oorschot, S., Dambi, J. M., Ferguson, G. D., Bonney, E., Mudawarima, T., ... Smits-Engelsman, B. C. M. (2017). A systematic review investigating measurement properties of physiological tests in rugby. <i>BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26751en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationChiwaridzo, Matthew, Sander Oorschot, Jermaine M Dambi, Gillian D Ferguson, Emmanuel Bonney, Tapfuma Mudawarima, Cathrine Tadyanemhandu, and Bouwien C M Smits-Engelsman "A systematic review investigating measurement properties of physiological tests in rugby." <i>BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation</i> (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26751en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChiwaridzo, M., Oorschot, S., Dambi, J. M., Ferguson, G. D., Bonney, E., Mudawarima, T., ... & Smits-Engelsman, B. C. (2017). A systematic review investigating measurement properties of physiological tests in rugby. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 9(1), 24.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Chiwaridzo, Matthew AU - Oorschot, Sander AU - Dambi, Jermaine M AU - Ferguson, Gillian D AU - Bonney, Emmanuel AU - Mudawarima, Tapfuma AU - Tadyanemhandu, Cathrine AU - Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M AB - Background: This systematic review was conducted with the first objective aimed at providing an overview of the physiological characteristics commonly evaluated in rugby and the corresponding tests used to measure each construct. Secondly, the measurement properties of all identified tests per physiological construct were evaluated with the ultimate purpose of identifying tests with strongest level of evidence per construct. Methods: The review was conducted in two stages. In all stages, electronic databases of EBSCOhost, Medline and Scopus were searched for full-text articles. Stage 1 included studies examining physiological characteristics in rugby. Stage 2 included studies evaluating measurement properties of all tests identified in Stage 1 either in rugby or related sports such as Australian Rules football and Soccer. Two independent reviewers screened relevant articles from titles and abstracts for both stages. Results: Seventy studies met the inclusion criteria for Stage 1. The studies described 63 tests assessing speed (8), agility/change of direction speed (7), upper-body muscular endurance (8), upper-body muscular power (6), upperbody muscular strength (5), anaerobic endurance (4), maximal aerobic power (4), lower-body muscular power (3), prolonged high-intensity intermittent running ability/endurance (5), lower-body muscular strength (5), repeated high-intensity exercise performance (3), repeated-sprint ability (2), repeated-effort ability (1), maximal aerobic speed (1) and abdominal endurance (1). Stage 2 identified 20 studies describing measurement properties of 21 different tests. Only moderate evidence was found for the reliability of the 30–15 Intermittent Fitness. There was limited evidence found for the reliability and/or validity of 5 m, 10 m, 20 m speed tests, 505 test, modified 505 test, L run test, Sergeant Jump test and bench press repetitions-to-fatigue tests. There was no information from high-quality studies on the measurement properties of all the other tests identified in stage 1. Conclusion: A number of physiological characteristics are evaluated in rugby. Each physiological construct has multiple tests for measurement. However, there is paucity of information on measurement properties from high-quality studies for the tests. This raises questions about the usefulness and applicability of these tests in rugby and creates a need for high-quality future studies evaluating measurement properties of these physiological tests. Trial registrations: PROSPERO CRD 42015029747. DA - 2017-12-28 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/s13102-017-0081-1 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - A systematic review investigating measurement properties of physiological tests in rugby TI - A systematic review investigating measurement properties of physiological tests in rugby UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26751 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13102-017-0081-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/26751
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationChiwaridzo M, Oorschot S, Dambi JM, Ferguson GD, Bonney E, Mudawarima T, et al. A systematic review investigating measurement properties of physiological tests in rugby. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2017; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26751.en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Physiotherapyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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dc.sourceBMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
dc.source.urihttps://bmcsportsscimedrehabil.biomedcentral.com/
dc.subject.otherReliability
dc.subject.otherValidity
dc.subject.otherResponsiveness
dc.subject.otherPhysiological characteristics
dc.subject.otherRugby
dc.subject.otherSystematic review
dc.titleA systematic review investigating measurement properties of physiological tests in rugby
dc.typeJournal Article
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