Development of the Korean Firefighter Performance Battery: Job-Related Physical Fitness Assessment.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 36827607.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002821 and PMC identifier 10171285.
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Abstract
The Candidate Physical Capability Test (CPAT) has been used in many countries to assess the fitness levels of firefighters, but it requires a special facility with a space of at least 900 square m 2 and expensive equipment. Because it can be difficult to have both money and space at smaller gas stations, we have developed the Korean Firefighter Performance Battery (KFPB). To verify the validity and reliability of the developed KFPB, this study consists of three parts, a validation test, reliability test, and evaluation criterion. As a result of the analysis, the KFPB met all of the criteria as a valid evaluation. Furthermore, the KFPB seems to compensate for the shortcomings of CPAT. In locations where the CPAT is difficult to administer, the KFPB is expected to be used as a firefighting job-related physical fitness evaluation.
Medical subject headings
- Firefighters