Validity and Test–Retest Reliability of a Smartphone App for Measuring Rising Time, Velocity, Power, and Inter-Limb Asymmetry During Single-Leg Sit-to-Stand Test in Female-Trained Athletes

ABSTRACT

The aim was to determine the validity and test – retest reliability of the Sit to Stand App variables (rising time, vertical velocity, and power) for measuring single-leg sit-to-stand (STS) test compared to those derived from ground reaction force data. Twenty-seven female athletes performed the single-leg STS test over three consecutive sessions simultaneously recorded with a force plate and the smartphone app. Validity was assessed with Pearson’s correlation coefficient, intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), and percentage error. Reliability was assessed with the ICC. Almost perfect correlations (r ≥ 0.95) and excellent agreement (ICC = 0.96–0.97) between the app and force plate measures with low percentage errors (≤7.3%) were found. The app showed good-to-excellent reliability (ICC = 0.88–0.92) with no differences in inter-limb asymmetry over three sessions. The app was highly valid and reliable for measuring single-leg STS performance. Practitioners can use this app to assess lower-limb performance in female athletes.

KEYWORDS:

• Lower extremity
• mobile app
• rehabilitation
• reliability
• symmetry

Acknowledgments

The authors thank all the student-athletes who volunteered their time to participate in this study.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).