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Contributions from incumbent police officer's physical activity and body composition to occupational assessment performance.
Dicks, Nathan D; Shoemaker, Marni E; DeShaw, Kathryn J; Carper, Michael J; Hackney, Kyle J; Barry, Allison M.
Afiliação
  • Dicks ND; Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States.
  • Shoemaker ME; School of Health and Consumer Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, United States.
  • DeShaw KJ; Kinesiology Program, Loras College, Dubuque, IA, United States.
  • Carper MJ; Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, United States.
  • Hackney KJ; Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States.
  • Barry AM; School of Health and Consumer Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, United States.
Front Public Health ; 11: 1217187, 2023.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37415704
ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Police officers must perform various tasks in unpredictable work environments and potentially volatile situations. This study aimed to determine if cardiovascular fitness, body composition, and physical activity levels could predict performance in a Midwest Police Department's Physical Readiness Assessment (PRA).

Methods:

Researchers collected data from thirty incumbent police officers (33.9 ± 8.3 years, female = 5). Anthropometric data included height, body mass, body fat percentage (BF%), fat-free mass (FFM), and maximal hand grip strength. The police officers also completed a physical activity rating (PA-R) scale to estimate maximal oxygen consumption (V˙O2max) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Police officers then conducted their department's PRA. Stepwise linear regression analyses were used to determine the relationship between predictor variables and PRA performance. Pearson's product-moment correlations investigated relationships between anthropometric, physical fitness, and physical activity variables and PRA performance using SPSS (v.28). The significance level was set at p < 0.05.

Results:

Descriptive data for the sample includes BF% 27.85 ± 7.57%, FFM 65.73 ± 10.72 kg, hand grip strength 55.51 ± 11.07 kg, weekday sedentary time (WST) 328 ± 28.26 min, weekend day sedentary time (WDST) 310 ± 28.92 min, daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) 29.02 ± 39.41 min, PRA 273.6 ± 51.4 s and estimated V˙O2max 43.26 ± 6.35 mL kg-1 min-1. The stepwise regression analyses indicated that BF% was predictive of PRA time (R2 = 0.32, p < 0.01); estimated V˙O2max predictive of PRA time (R2 = 0.45, p < 0.001). There were significant correlations between BF % and PRA time (r = 0.57, p < 0.001), PA-R and MVPA (r = 0.71, p < 0.001), %BF % and WDST (r = -0.606, p < 0.001), hand grip and FFM (r = 0.602, p < 0.001) and PA-R and PRA time (r = -0.36, p < 0.05).

Discussion:

The results of this exploratory study highlight that higher estimated V˙O2max and lower BF% were the best predictors for faster PRA completion times, accounting for 45% and 32% of the variance, respectively. The findings of this study support the need for wellness and fitness initiatives in law enforcement agencies focused on increasing cardiovascular fitness and physical activity while decreasing BF% to ensure optimal performance in policing and overall health.
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Texto completo: 1 Temas: ECOS / Aspectos_gerais Bases de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Polícia / Força da Mão Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Front Public Health Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Temas: ECOS / Aspectos_gerais Bases de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Polícia / Força da Mão Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Front Public Health Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos