Validity and reliability of a protocol to establish human critical environmental limits (PSU HEAT Project)
Rachel M. Cottle, S. Tony Wolf, Zachary S. Lichter, W. Larry Kenney
Abstract
The PSU HEAT progressive heat stress protocol has been used to identify critical environmental limits for various populations, clothing ensembles, and metabolic intensities. However, no studies have rigorously investigated the reliability and validity of this experimental model. Here, we demonstrate excellent reliability and validity of the PSU HEAT protocol.
Topics & Concepts
Intraclass correlationReliability (semiconductor)Inflection pointValidityHeat stressProtocol (science)StatisticsChemistryPsychologyMathematicsMedicineThermodynamicsPhysicsPsychometricsAtmospheric sciencesPathologyPower (physics)GeometryAlternative medicineThermoregulation and physiological responsesAdipose Tissue and MetabolismExercise and Physiological Responses