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    Development of an operational fitness test for the Royal Air Force

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    Authors
    Richmond, Victoria
    Rayson, Mark
    Wilkinson, David
    Carter, James
    Blacker, Sam
    Nevill, Alan M.
    Ross, Jill
    Moore, Steve
    Issue Date
    2008
    
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    Since 2002, the Royal Air Force (RAF) has been working towards developing role-related physical tests for use as an operational fitness test (OFT). The purpose of this study was to establish reliability of the OFT (comprising four tests), investigate gym-based tests as predictors of performance and establish performance standards. Fifty-eight RAF personnel performed the OFT on three occasions. A separate cohort carried out fitness and anthropometric tests before performing the OFT, by way of establishing performance predictors. Documented evidence and views of an expert panel were used to determine OFT standards. Reliability ranged from moderate to good for three tests, with one test (Dig) showing poor reliability. The 95% limits of agreement for the prediction models ranged from good to poor (6.7-34.2%). The prediction models were not sufficiently accurate to estimate confidently OFT performance, but could be used as a guide to quantify likely outcome and training needs.
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    Ergonomics, 51(6): 935-46
    Publisher
    Taylor & Francis
    Journal
    Ergonomics
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/33592
    DOI
    10.1080/00140130801939725
    PubMed ID
    18484405
    Additional Links
    http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713701117~link=cover
    Type
    Journal article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0014-0139
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1080/00140130801939725
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