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Borg Cr-10 Scale As a New Approach to Monitoring Office Exercise Training Publisher Pubmed



Shariat A1, 2 ; Cleland JA3 ; Danaee M4 ; Alizadeh R5 ; Sangelaji B6 ; Kargarfard M7 ; Ansari NN1, 8 ; Sepehr FH9 ; Tamrin SBM2
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Source: Work Published:2018


Abstract

BACKGROUND: There are many potential training exercises for office workers in an attempt to prevent musculoskeletal disorders. However, to date a suitable tool to monitor the perceived exertion of those exercises does not exist. OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Borg CR-10 scale to monitor the perceived exertion of office exercise training. METHODS: The study involved 105 staff members employed in a government office with an age range from 25 to 50 years. The Borg CR-10 scale was self-administered two times, with an interval of two weeks in order to evaluate the accuracy of the original findings with a retest. Face validity and content validity were also examined. RESULTS: Reliability was found to be high for the Borg CR-10 scale (0.898). Additionally a high correlation between the Borg CR-10 scale and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was identified (rs = 0.754, P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: This study found the Borg CR-10 scale to be a reliable and valid tool for monitoring the perceived exertion of office exercise training and may potentially be useful for occupational therapists to measure physical activity intensity levels. © 2018 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.
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