Evidence for the Psychometric Properties of Component Test Items in the Eurofit Test Battery administered to Elite Schoolboy Rugby Union Players: A Test-retest Reliability Study [PDF]
Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and MedicineRugby is a popular sport and requires participants to have commensurate physical attributes for effective participation. One physical fitness test battery which enjoys extensive use contextually is the European Test of Physical Fitness (Eurofit). However,
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Test-retest reliability and clinical correlates of the Eurofit test battery in people with alcohol use disorders [PDF]
Psychiatry Research, 2019 People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are at an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Physical fitness is a predictor of CVD and premature mortality. Currently, no existing measures of physical fitness used in the general population have been tested for validity and reliability in this vulnerable population.
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Test–retest reliability, feasibility and clinical correlates of the Eurofit test battery in people with bipolar disorder [PDF]
Psychiatry Research, 2015 The physical health of people with bipolar disorder is poorer in comparison to the general population, with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Due to the established beneficial effects, there is growing interest in the promotion of physical activity and in particular the accurate measurement of physical fitness in this ...
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European Psychiatry, 2012 To investigate the reproducibility of the Eurofit physical fitness test battery in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Secondary aims were to assess clinical and demographic characteristics that correlate with the performance on the Eurofit and evaluation of the feasibility of the test.Fifty patients with schizophrenia or ...
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Renal Failure, 2007 The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the health-related physical fitness for the patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis and determine the suitability of Eurofit Test Battery for adults to decide their health-related physical fitness level. Eighteen patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis (age 49.7+17.9,
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The effect of 10 weeks of karate training on the development of motor skills in children who are new to karate [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyThis study investigated the effect of a 10-week karate training program on the motor skill development of 5-7-year-old children new to karate with two different test batteries. A total of 28 participants were included in the study: 18 in the Karate group
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Associations Between Physical Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Obesity [PDF]
DiagnosticsObesity is associated with multiple comorbidities and therefore requires a multidisciplinary approach. Particular attention is given to the role of visceral adiposity and its impact on quality of life.
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Eurofit test battery for the assessment of physical abilities and health fitness in children [PDF]
PONS - Medicinski Casopis, 2012 The modern way of life has led to the fact that hypokinesia and obesity are not just a problem of adults but also the growing number of children. In the prevention and elimination of the problem focused physical activity, which is carried out within the framework of physical education plays an important role.
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Relationship between Physical Fitness and Cyberbullying Patterns (Cybervictimization and Cyberperpetration) in Spanish Adolescents [PDF]
Behavioral Sciences, 2023 (1) Background: Cyberbullying is a growing problem among adolescents, and deeper knowledge of this phenomenon could facilitate the implementation of adequate prevention and intervention strategies.
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Genetic Regulation of Physical Fitness in Children: A Twin Study of 15 Tests from Eurofit and Fitnessgram Test Batteries. [PDF]
Med Sci Sports ExercABSTRACT Purpose This study aimed to analyze the shared genetic background of physical fitness tests in children. Methods Physical fitness was assessed in 198 Portuguese twin pairs (6–18 yr old, 40% monozygotic) through 15 tests from the Eurofit and Fitnessgram test ...
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