Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity and reliability of a firefighting simulation test (FFST). METHODS: Sixty-nine operational firefighters completed a best-effort FFST on one occasion and 22 participants completed a further FFST. All participants completed a maximal treadmill test to determine cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max). RESULTS: Time to complete the FFST demonstrated a strong inverse relationship with VO2max (r = -0.73), although the prediction error was high. Reliability of the FFST was high (r = 0.84, P = 0.01), demonstrating a coefficient of variation of 4.5%. CONCLUSIONS: The FFST demonstrated reasonable validity as a surrogate assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness for firefighting. The FFST also demonstrated good reliability. Given the apparent magnitude of the prediction error, the FFST would be best used as a training tool, rather than as a primary means of assessing cardiorespiratory fitness for firefighting.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 479-483 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Jun 2019 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Copyright © 2019 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The final publication is available at Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine via https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001583