title: Test-retest reliability and minimal detectable change scores for fitness assessment in older adults with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and to determine the minimal detectable change (MDC95 ) scores of the data for the Hand Grip Strength Test, the Chair Sit and Reach Test (CSRT), the Timed "Up and Go" (TUG) test, the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) and 30 seconds Sit to Stand Test (30s-STS) test in older adults with type 2 NIDDM.
  
  
  METHODS
  Test-retest reliability.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighteen subject participated in two sessions (1 week apart), which included the different tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  High ICCs (≥ 0.92) were found for all tests. The MDC₉₅ scores were as follows: 4.0 kg for Hand Grip Strength Tests, 7.5 cm for the right leg-CSRT, 9.0 cm for the left leg-CSRT, 1.0 second for the TUG test, 27 m for the 6MWT, and 3.3 repetitions for the 30s-STS test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All tests evaluated are reliable outcome measures for type 2 NIDDM patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study has generated novel MCD₉₅ data, which will assist nursing practitioners in both prescribing the most beneficial exercise and interpreting posttreatment changes after rehabilitation in patients with T2DM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Alfonso-Rosa
authors.forename: Borja
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Del Pozo-Cruz
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Del Pozo-Cruz
authors.forename: Borja
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sañudo
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards; D010809:Physical Fitness; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: Reliability; diabetic patients; elderly; physical function