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Table 5 Overview of reliability, validity and measurement error for other motor assessments used to monitor movement changes following a concussion

From: Validity and Reliability of Methods to Assess Movement Deficiencies Following Concussion: A COSMIN Systematic Review

 

Time taken

Equipment

Test procedure

Outcome variable

Reliability

Validity

Measurement error

Optimal conditions

Non-instrumented task specific assessment

Run-roll-aim

[41]

10–20-min

NA

4 trials, military course with combat specific tasks including roll and aim

Time to complete, number of errors

Inter-tester: r = 0.28–0.89

Between-group differences: p =  < 0.01

–

Military specific

Portable warrior test of tactile agility

[96]

10–20-min

Stopwatch

5 trials, military course with combat specific tasks including run, roll, and backwards run. Performed under single task and dual-task conditions

Time to complete, number of errors

–

Between-group differences single-task: p =  < 0.001

Between-group differences dual-task: p = 0.004

–

Military specific

Instrumented task specific assessment

Instrumented portable warrior test of tactile agility

[49]

10–20-min

IMU

5 trials, military course with combat specific tasks including run, roll, and backwards run. Performed under single task and dual-task conditions

Time to complete, number of errors, COM or COP displacement

–

AUC of ‘lowering and rolling’ movements: AUC = 0.83

Between-group differences: 0.08–< 0.0001

–

Military specific