Universität zu Köln

Wuestefeld, Anika, Fuermaier, Anselm B. M., Bernardo-Filho, Mario, de Sa-Caputo, Danubia Cunha, Rittweger, Joern, Schoenau, Eckhard, Stark, Christina, Marin, Pedro J., Seixas, Aderito, Judex, Stefan ORCID: 0000-0002-4511-1535, Taiar, Redha ORCID: 0000-0002-0227-3884, Nyakas, Csaba, van der Zee, Eddy A., van Heuvelen, Marieke J. G. and Tucha, Oliver (2020). Towards reporting guidelines of research using whole-body vibration as training or treatment regimen in human subjects-A Delphi consensus study. PLoS One, 15 (7). SAN FRANCISCO: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

Background Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a method utilizing vibrating platforms to expose individuals to mechanical vibration. In its various applications, it has been linked to improved muscular, skeletal, metabolic, or cognitive functioning, quality of life, and physiological parameters such as blood pressure. Most evidence concerning WBV is inconclusive and meta-analytical reviews may not readily produce insights since the research has a risk of misunderstandings of vibration parameters and incomplete reporting occurs. This study aims at laying an empirical foundation for reporting guidelines for human WBV studies to improve the quality of reporting and the currently limited comparability between studies. Method The Delphi methodology is employed to exploit the integrated knowledge of WBV experts to distil the specific aspects of WBV methodology that should be included in such guidelines. Over three rounds of completing online questionnaires, the expert panel (round 1/2/3: 51/40/37 experts respectively from 17 countries with an average of 19.4 years of WBV research experience) rated candidate items. Results A 40-item list was established based on the ratings of the individual items from the expert panel with a large final consensus (94.6%). Conclusion The final consensus indicates comprehensiveness and valuableness of the list. The results are in line with previous guidelines but expand these extensively. The present results may therefore serve as a foundation for updated guidelines for reporting human WBV studies in order to improve the quality of reporting of WBV studies, improve comparability of studies and facilitate the development of WBV study designs.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Wuestefeld, Anika UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fuermaier, Anselm B. M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bernardo-Filho, Mario UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED de Sa-Caputo, Danubia Cunha UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rittweger, Joern UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schoenau, Eckhard UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Stark, Christina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Marin, Pedro J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Seixas, Aderito UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Judex, Stefan UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4511-1535 UNSPECIFIED Taiar, Redha UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-0227-3884 UNSPECIFIED Nyakas, Csaba UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED van der Zee, Eddy A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED van Heuvelen, Marieke J. G. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Tucha, Oliver UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-325869
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0235905
Journal or Publication Title:	PLoS One
Volume:	15
Number:	7
Date:	2020
Publisher:	PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Place of Publication:	SAN FRANCISCO
ISSN:	1932-6203
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language QUALITY; RECOMMENDATIONS; RELIABILITY; PERFORMANCE; STRENGTH; BALANCE Multiple languages Multidisciplinary Sciences Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/32586