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Table 3 Overview of assessments used instruments, questionnaires and time schedule

From: Health in Adapted Youth Sports Study (HAYS): health effects of sports participation in children and adolescents with a chronic disease or physical disability

Outcome measure

Parameter

Variable

Measurement

Time at location

Time at home

General

Demographics

DOB, Gender, Diagnosis, FMS score, activity level

General questionnaire

 

5 min

Cardiovascular health

Metabolic parameters

BMI

Height, Weight

5 min

 

Fat Free Mass

BIA

 

Blood pressure

Sphygmomanometer

10 min

 

Arterial stiffness

Pulse wave velocity

Arteriograph

Physical fitness

Aerobic fitness

VO2peak

RER

Anaerobic threshold

CPET

Shuttle run/ride test

Bicycle test

30 min

 

Anaerobic fitness

Peak power

Mean power

MPST

5 min

 

Muscle strength

Isometric muscle strength

Explosive muscle strength

Grip strength

Reverse curl

Seated push up

Standing broad jump or One stroke push

10 min

 

Flexibility

 

Modified Apley test

Modified Thomas test

5 min

 

Agility

 

10 × 5 meter sprint

5 min

 

Physical activity

Intensity

Heart rate

Actiheart

5 min

7 days

Modality

Type of activity

Activ8 and Activity diary

5 min

7 days

Cognitive functioning

School performance

Educational level

Type of education

Recent CITO-score

0 min

 

Attention

Focused attention

Sustained attention

Strategy

Distractibility

Bourdon-Vos

Cancellation task

Capture task

15 min

5 min

 

Injury and illness

Incidence injury and illness

Retrospective 3 months

Online questionnaire

 

3 min

Longitudinal 1 year, every 2 weeks

Online questionnaire

Classification of injury or illness (if applicable)

 

Telephone conversation

 

5 min

Psychosocial health

Self-perception

 

Self-perception profile for children (SPPC)

10 min

 

Quality of life

 

Disabkids

 

10 min

Self-efficacy

 

Exercise self-efficacy Scale

 

2 min

Total time

   

150 min

28 min