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The author S.V. was supported by a grant from the Universities Ministry of Spain and the European Union (NextGen-erationUE) "Ayuda del Programa de Recualificacion del Sistema Universitario Espanol, Modalidad de ayudas Margarita Salas para la formacion de jovenes doctores" (MS-03). The author J.L.L.L. was supported by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (FPU18/05655). The author A.M.L.-P. is supported by the Industrial Doctorate Spanish National grant program, part of the Strategic Plan on Science and Innovation Support of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities. The predoctoral industry grant identification number is DIN2018-010129.

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Validity of On-Line Supervised Fitness Tests in People with Low Back Pain

Publicated to:Healthcare (Basel). 11 (7): 1019- - 2023-04-01 11(7), DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11071019

Authors: Myriam Lavin-Perez, Ana; Luis Leon-Llamas, Juan; Salas Costilla, Francisco Jose; Collado-Mateo, Daniel; Lopez de las Heras, Raul; Gasque Celma, Pablo; Villafaina, Santos

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the concurrent validity between online evaluations (OEs) and face-to-face evaluations (IPEs) of a Senior Fitness Test and two balance tests in people with low back pain (LBP). Forty participants of 58.48 (9.87) years were included. The 30 s chair stand-up, arm curl, 2 min step, chair-sit and reach, back scratch, 8 foot up-and-go, sharpened Romberg, and one-legged stance tests were administrated using both OE and IPE methods. The results indicated no significant differences (p > 0.05) between the two methods except in the 8-foot up-and-go test (p = 0.007). Considering the ICC values and Bland-Altman plots, excellent agreement was found for the chair-sit and reach test, moderate agreement for the arm-curl and 8-foot up-and-go tests, and good agreement for the other tests. Strong correlations (p < 0.001) were observed in all variables except for the arm-curl and 8-foot up-and-go tests, where moderate correlations were found (p < 0.05). These results support the validity of OEs and IPEs in all tests, except for the arm-curl and 8-foot up-and-go tests, where lower ICC values and moderate correlations were found. However, it is important to consider the range of fluctuation of the ICC and the significant values obtained through correlations.

Keywords

BalanceExerciseOnline interventionPainPatient outcome assessmentPhysical fitnessPostural controlReliabilityStance

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Healthcare (Basel) due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 49/118, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Health Policy & Services. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Leadership and Management.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 3.96, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-06, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 3
  • Europe PMC: 3
  • OpenCitations: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-06:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 20 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Portugal.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Lavín Pérez, Ana Myriam) .