Biomedical subjects

C P Kispert

Publications and source records attributed to C P Kispert.

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PubMed1987

Clinical measurements to assess cardiopulmonary function.

Physical therapists perform measurements of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems that are used to generate exercise prescriptions and to assess the effects of treatment interventions. The purpose of this article is to describe methods that are used routinely in clinical settings to evaluate heart rate, blood pressure, breathing patterns, respiratory muscle strength, chest mobility, and breath sounds. The application of subjective ratings performed by patients is discussed. In the interpretation of results of measurements, clinicians should consider both biological and technical sources of variability. Research studies are needed to establish both intrarater and interrater reliability of many of these measurements used in physical therapy practice.

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PubMed1987

Interrater reliability of skinfold fat measurements.

Knowledge of interrater reliability is necessary when measurement techniques are performed on the same person by more than one therapist. The primary purpose of this study was to determine the interrater reliability for the measurement of skinfold fat. Using skinfold calipers, eight raters performed skinfold fat measurements at three anatomical sites on 10 male and 10 female subjects. Intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated for the individual skinfold site measurements, for the sums of the three measurements, and for the estimates of the percentage of body fat. The reliability coefficients ranged from .62 to .85 for the individual sites and from .79 to .91 for the sums of the three measurements and for the estimates of the percentage of body fat. Because of the minimal changes that usually occur with exercise programs, the interrater reliability of this measurement technique is not high enough to detect accurately changes over time.

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PubMed1985

Introduction to hypotheses testing.

The statistical concepts discussed in this review are intended as a basis to understanding concepts that will be presented in PHYSICAL THERAPY during the coming months. The basis for hypotheses testing is probability theory. When a null hypothesis is either accepted or rejected, researchers are stating the probability that a specific treatment will be more or equally effective in a specific population under stated conditions. This ability to predict, based on appropriate application and interpretation of statistical tests, ultimately improves patient care.

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PubMed1985

Normal cardiopulmonary responses to acute- and chronic-strengthening and endurance exercises.

The purpose of this article is to provide background information concerning the cardiopulmonary responses to physical exercise. The focus is on acute and chronic responses to both strengthening and endurance exercise. Knowledge of normal exercise physiology provides the frame of reference for comparison with abnormal responses, especially as exercise relates to patients with cardiovascular disease.

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