Clinimetric quality of the fire fighting simulation test as part of the Dutch fire fighters Workers' Health Surveillance.

BMC Health Services Research
Marie-Christine J PlatJudith K Sluiter

Abstract

Clinimetric data for the fire fighting simulation test (FFST), a new test proposed for the Workers' Health Surveillance (WHS) of Dutch fire fighters, were evaluated. Twenty-one fire fighters took the FFST three times with one and three weeks between testing. Clinimetric quality was determined by means of reliability, agreement and validity. For reliability and agreement, the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and standard error of measurement (SEM), were analysed. For construct validity, the tests from 45 fire fighters were correlated with their own and their supervisors' rated work ability. The ICCs were 0.56 and 0.79 at the one-week and three-week test-retest periods, respectively. Testing times ranged from 9 to 17 minutes; the SEMs were 70 s at the one-week and 40 s at the three-week test-retest periods. The construct validity was moderate (-0.47 < or = r < or = -0.33; p < 0.05). The FFST was reliable with acceptable agreement after three weeks. Construct validity was moderate. We recommend using FFST as a part of the WHS for Dutch fire fighters. It is advised that fire fighters should perform the FFST once as a trial before judging their performance in testing time during the second performance.

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Feb 12, 2010·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Marie-Christine J PlatJudith K Sluiter
Feb 15, 2011·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·M J PlatJ K Sluiter
Nov 23, 2011·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Marie-Christine J PlatJudith K Sluiter
Oct 1, 2011·BMC Public Health·Julitta S BoschmanMonique H W Frings-Dresen
Dec 21, 2012·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·J S BoschmanJ K Sluiter
Feb 13, 2016·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·J S BoschmanJ K Sluiter
Dec 15, 2015·International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics : JOSE·Jose A PrietoRoberto Barcala-Furelos
Feb 2, 2012·Journal of Occupational Health·Marie-Christine J PlatJudith K Sluiter
Sep 7, 2012·Safety and Health at Work·Marie-Christine J PlatJudith K Sluiter
Sep 14, 2017·Occupational Medicine·J S BoschmanJ K Sluiter

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