Authors
Justin J Lang, Kai Zhang, César Agostinis-Sobrinho, Lars Bo Andersen, Laura Basterfield, Daniel Berglind, Dylan O Blain, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Christine Cameron, Valerie Carson, Rachel C Colley, Tamás Csányi, Avery D Faigenbaum, Antonio García-Hermoso, Thayse Natacha QF Gomes, Aidan Gribbon, Ian Janssen, Gregor Jurak, Mónika Kaj, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Kirstin N Lane, Yang Liu, Marie Löf, David R Lubans, Costan G Magnussen, Taru Manyanga, Ryan McGrath, Jorge Mota, Tim Olds, Vincent O Onywera, Francisco B Ortega, Adewale L Oyeyemi, Stephanie A Prince, Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Karen C Roberts, Lukáš Rubín, Jennifer Servais, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Danilo R Silva, Jordan J Smith, Yi Song, Gareth Stratton, Brian W Timmons, Grant R Tomkinson, Mark S Tremblay, Stephen HS Wong, Brooklyn J Fraser
Publication date
2023/2
Journal
Sports Medicine
Volume
53
Issue
2
Pages
549-564
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Description
Background
The measurement of physical fitness has a history that dates back nearly 200 years. Recently, there has been an increase in international research and surveillance on physical fitness creating a need for setting international priorities that could help guide future efforts.
Objective
This study aimed to produce a list of the top 10 international priorities for research and surveillance on physical fitness among children and adolescents.
Methods
Using a twin-panel Delphi method, two independent panels consisting of 46 international experts were identified (panel 1 = 28, panel 2 = 18). The panel participants were asked to list up to five priorities for research or surveillance (round 1), and then rated the items from their own panel on a 5-point Likert scale of importance (round 2). In round 3, experts were asked to rate the priorities identified by the other panel.
Results
There was strong between-panel agreement …
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