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Structural validity of the Nijmegen questionnaire in physically active young adults

Levai, Irisz, Hull, James, Whyte, G.P., Dickinson, John W. (2016) Structural validity of the Nijmegen questionnaire in physically active young adults. In: European Respiratory Journal. 48 (Supp60). European Respiratory Society: ERJ (doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2199) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:57166)

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Abstract

Introduction: Respiratory symptoms are frequently reported by athletes of all abilities and can significantly impact exercise performance and health. The Nijmegen Questionnaire (NQ) has been previously used to identify dysfunctional breathing across several populations, but not among athletes.

Aims and objectives: We aimed to investigate the factor structure of the NQ in a population of recreational athletes and propose a shorter version of the instrument.

Methods: The NQ (n=428) was examined for construct validity through principal components analysis (PCA). Factorability was tested via KMO index and Bartlett's test of sphericity.

Results: Primary evaluation of the data revealed a 'complex structure', therefore four items were excluded from further analysis. PCA revealed three components which we have labelled as in Table 1.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Proceeding)
DOI/Identification number: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2199
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports medicine
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1235 Physiology of sports
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Sport and Exercise Sciences
Depositing User: John Dickinson
Date Deposited: 09 Sep 2016 14:23 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 12:21 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/57166 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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