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Interrater reliability of the new sport-specific evidence-based classification system for Para Va’a

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posted on 2019-11-22, 11:09 authored by Johanna S Rosén, Vicky Goosey-TolfreyVicky Goosey-Tolfrey, Keith TolfreyKeith Tolfrey, Anton Arndt, Anna Bjerkefors
The purpose of this study was to examine the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of a new evidence-based classification system for Para Va’a. Twelve Para Va’a athletes were classified by three classifier teams consisting of a medical and technical classifier each. IRR was assessed by calculating intra-class correlation for the overall class allocation and total scores of trunk, leg and on-water test batteries and by calculating Fleiss kappa and percentage of total agreement in the individual tests of each test battery. All classifier teams agreed with the overall class allocation of all athletes and all three test batteries exhibited excellent IRR. At a test level, agreement between classifiers was almost perfect in 14 tests, substantial in four tests, moderate in four tests and fair in one test. The results suggest that a Para Va’a athlete can expect to be allocated to the same class regardless of which classifier team conducts the classification.

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School

  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Published in

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volume

37

Issue

3

Pages

241 - 252

Publisher

Human Kinetics

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Rights holder

© Human Kinetics, Inc.

Publisher statement

Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2020, 37 (3): 241-252, https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2019-0141. © Human Kinetics, Inc.

Acceptance date

2019-11-12

Publication date

2020-07-31

Copyright date

2020

ISSN

0736-5829

eISSN

1543-2777

Language

  • en

Depositor

Prof Vicky Tolfrey Deposit date: 20 November 2019

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