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Hindi Research Article, J Athl Enhancement Vol: 4 Issue: 4
The Validity and Reliability for a Salivary Cortisol Point of Care Test
| Fisher RN1*, McLellan CP1 and Sinclair WH2 | |
| 1Bond Institute of Health and Sport, Faculty of Health Science and Medicine,Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia | |
| 2Sport and Exercise Science, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia | |
| Corresponding author : Fisher RN Bond Institute of Health and Sport, Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia, 4226 Tel: +61 400 836 073; Fax: +61 7 5595 3524 E-mail: rhiannon.fisher@student.bond.edu.au |
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| Received: July 16, 2015 Accepted: September 02, 2015 Published: September 09, 2015 | |
| Citation: Fisher RN, McLellan CP, Sinclair WH (2015) The Validity and Reliability for a Salivary Cortisol Point of Care Test. J Athl Enhancement 4:4. doi:10.4172/2324-9080.1000204 |
Abstract
The Validity and Reliability for a Salivary Cortisol Point of Care Test
Introduction: Saliva analysis is commonly used in applied sport science research and practice due to convenience and ease of sample collection with traditional measures requiring immediate refrigeration and taking several hours to analyse. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of measuring salivary cortisol concentration ([sCort]) in situ with the Individual Profiling (IPRO) oral fluid collector (OFC) method against the salimetrics oral swab (SOS) and passive drool (PD). Methods: Ten (N=10, male=5 and female=5) healthy, recreationally active university students volunteered to participate in the present study. Participants provided three samples in trial one (i.e. one of OFC, SOS and PD). In trial two participants repeated the sample procedure from trial one, with four participants providing duplicate OFC swabs for reliability analysis. The duplicate swabs were analysed on duplicate lateral flow devices (LFD) to test for reliability. Results: No significant difference was found between OFC and SOS (p=0.881) and PD (p=0.145) measures, showing good agreement with no bias. Both duplicate OFC and LFD samples were not significantly different from another, with an ICC of 0.890 and 0.850 respectively. Discussion: The present study demonstrates the IPRO method to be a valid and reliable measure of [sCort] in recreationally active individuals, indicating a useful and convenient measure for salivary cortisol testing in field environments.
