scholarly journals Objective and Self-reported Assessment of Physical Activity of Women over 60 Years Old

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Ogonowska-Slodownik ◽  
Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz ◽  
Paula Richley Geigle ◽  
Malgorzata Kalbarczyk ◽  
Andrzej Kosmol
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
The Self ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Objective Data ◽  
Steps Per Day ◽  
Assessment Measures ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

AbstractThe aim of the study was to examine changes in objective and self-reported physical activity (PA) among women aged 60 years and older. The study included 200 women aged over 60 years, divided into three groups according to age (60–65 years, 66–70 years, > 70 years). The subjective assessment was provided with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) – short version with self-reported PA assessment, and objective data was provided by an Actigraph GT3-BT worn for seven days. Significant differences in moderate and high intensity PA, moderate-to-vigorous PA and steps per day were found between the oldest and youngest groups; as well as in low, moderate, moderate-to-vigorous PA and steps per day between groups middle and oldest. In all three age groups, 1) significant differences were observed between subjective and objective measurements of physical activity and 2) no correlation was found between assessment measures. It was found that only direct PA measurement declined with age in women over 60 years old, and that sedentary behavior is underestimated, and moderate and vigorous PA overestimated, with the self-reported IPAQ.

scholarly journals The relationship between the quality of the city’s recreational offering and the physical activity of its inhabitants – results of a pilot survey in Bielsko-Biała

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-50
Author(s):  
Justyna Maciąg ◽  
Joanna Kantyka
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Pilot Survey ◽  
Service Staff ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Assessment Questionnaire ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

The aim of the article is to outline the theoretical framework for studying the relationship between the quality of the city’s recreational offering and the physical activity of its inhabitants. The study was based on a review of the literature and was supplemented with data from a pilot questionnaire survey. The pilot survey was conducted in 2016 and involved 180 inhabitants of Bielsko-Biała. Responses were collected during direct interviews based on the survey questionnaire consisting of two parts: International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version) and recreational offering assessment questionnaire proposed by authors. The literature review revealed gaps in research and publications addressing the relationship between the quality of the city’s recreational product and the level of physical activity of its inhabitants, and results of previous studies vary depending on their location (which was also confirmed by the pilot survey). According to the authors’ pilot survey, the respondents preferred outdoor forms of physical activity (Nordic walking and fast walks). The majority of respondents can be classified as sufficiently active. No statistically significant findings were found between respondents’ assessment of the service staff or the recreational infrastructure and the level of physical activity reported by inhabitants of Bielsko-Biała who participated in the survey. The innovative character of the work consists in developing and testing during the pilot survey a new theoretical framework for researching relationships between the quality of the city’s recreational offering and the level of physical activity of its inhabitants. The authors propose extending the existing approaches involving mainly the assessment of recreational assets by including marketing, staff-related and organizational aspects. This calls for interdisciplinary research.

scholarly journals The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): a study of concurrent and construct validity

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 755-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Hagströmer ◽  
Pekka Oja ◽  
Michael Sjöström
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Aerobic Fitness ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Activity Monitor ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Percentage Body Fat ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

AbstractIntroductionThe International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was developed to measure health-related physical activity (PA) in populations. The short version of the IPAQ has been tested extensively and is now used in many international studies. The present study aimed to explore the validity characteristics of the long-version IPAQ.Subjects and methodsForty-six voluntary healthy male and female subjects (age, mean±standard deviation: 40.7±10.3 years) participated in the study. PA indicators derived from the long, self-administered IPAQ were compared with data from an activity monitor and a PA log book for concurrent validity, and with aerobic fitness, body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat for construct validity.ResultsStrong positive relationships were observed between the activity monitor data and the IPAQ data for total PA (ρ = 0.55, P < 0.001) and vigorous PA (ρ = 0.71, P < 0.001), but a weaker relationship for moderate PA (ρ = 0.21, P = 0.051). Calculated MET-h day−1 from the PA log book was significantly correlated with MET-h day−1 from the IPAQ (ρ = 0.67, P < 0.001). A weak correlation was observed between IPAQ data for total PA and both aerobic fitness (ρ = 0.21, P = 0.051) and BMI (ρ = 0.25, P = 0.009). No significant correlation was observed between percentage body fat and IPAQ variables. Bland–Altman analysis suggested that the inability of activity monitors to detect certain types of activities might introduce a source of error in criterion validation studies.ConclusionsThe long, self-administered IPAQ questionnaire has acceptable validity when assessing levels and patterns of PA in healthy adults.

scholarly journals Access to public spaces and physical activity for Mexican adult women

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ietza Bojorquez ◽  
Lina Ojeda-Revah ◽  
Rolando Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Logistic Models ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

The aim of this article was to explore the association between access to public spaces and physical activity for adult women, controlling and testing interactions with sociodemographic and public spaces characteristics. We combined sociodemographic data from a survey with the adult (18-65 years of age) women population of Tijuana, Mexico, conducted in 2014 (N = 2,345); with data from a 2013 study on public spaces in the same city. We evaluated access to public spaces by the presence and total area of public spaces in buffers of 400, 800, 1,000 and 1,600m around the participants’ homes. We measured physical activity with the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-short). We employed multinomial logistic models to evaluate the association between access to public spaces and physical activity, and tested for interactions between access to public spaces and public spaces quality and sociodemographic characteristics. We observed no interaction between access to public spaces and public spaces quality in their effect on physical activity. There was an association between the presence of public spaces in the 400m buffer, and higher odds of being in the low physical activity level (as opposed to being in the moderate level) (coefficient: 0.50; 95%CI: 0.13; 0.87). Participants who used public transport were less likely to be in the low physical activity level (coefficient: -0.57; 95%CI: -0.97; -0.17). We suggest that, in this population, the access to public spaces might be less relevant for physical activity than other elements of the urban environment and sociodemographic characteristics.

Ten-Year Trends in Total Physical Activity Practice in Brazilian Adults: 2002-2012

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1525-1530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro C. Hallal ◽  
Kelly Cordeira ◽  
Alan G. Knuth ◽  
Grégore Iven Mielke ◽  
Cesar G. Victora
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Trend Data ◽  
Activity Trends ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Background:One-third of adults worldwide are physically inactive causing over 5.3 million deaths annually. Despite a growing focus on physical activity and health, population-based data on physical activity trends in low- and middle-income countries are still limited. To help fill the gap, this study provides trend data over a 10-year period in Pelotas, a southern Brazilian city.Methods:The short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess the prevalence of physical inactivity in 2002 (n = 3119), 2007 (n = 2969), and 2012 (n = 2868). Levels of inactivity and trends were assessed according to sex, age, schooling, and socioeconomic position (SEP).Results:The prevalence of physical inactivity rose from 41.1% (95% CI: 37.4–44.9) in 2002 and 52.0% (95% CI: 49.1–53.8) in 2007 to 54.4% (95% CI: 51.8–56.9) in 2012 (P < .001). Physical inactivity significantly increased in all subgroups except in the highest SEP and 70+ year age subgroups.Conclusions:After a sharp increase in the prevalence of physical inactivity from 2002–2007, levels plateaued from 2007–2012. However, it is important to stress that current levels are still unacceptably high, and that efforts must be intensified to reverse the trend.

scholarly journals Validity and precision of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire for climacteric women using computational intelligence techniques

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0245240
Author(s):  
Ronilson Ferreira Freitas ◽  
Josiane Santos Brant Rocha ◽  
Laercio Ives Santos ◽  
André Luiz de Carvalho Braule Pinto ◽  
Maria Helena Rodrigues Moreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Computational Intelligence ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

This study aimed to evaluate the validity and precision of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) for climacteric women using computational intelligence techniques. The instrument was applied to 873 women aged between 40 and 65 years. Considering the proposal to regroup the set of data related to the level of physical activity of climacteric women using the IPAQ, we used 2 algorithms: Kohonen and k-means, and, to evaluate the validity of these clusters, 3 indexes were used: Silhouette, PBM and Dunn. The questionnaire was tested for validity (factor analysis) and precision (Cronbach's alpha). The Random Forests technique was used to assess the importance of the variables that make up the IPAQ. To classify these variables, we used 3 algorithms: Suport Vector Machine, Artificial Neural Network and Decision Tree. The results of the tests to evaluate the clusters suggested that what is recommended for IPAQ, when applied to climacteric women, is to categorize the results into two groups. The factor analysis resulted in three factors, with factor 1 being composed of variables 3 to 6; factor 2 for variables 7 and 8; and factor 3 for variables 1 and 2. Regarding the reliability estimate, the results of the standardized Cronbach's alpha test showed values between 0.63 to 0.85, being considered acceptable for the construction of the construct. In the test of importance of the variables that make up the instrument, the results showed that variables 1 and 8 presented a lesser degree of importance and by the analysis of Accuracy, Recall, Precision and area under the ROC curve, there was no variation when the results were analyzed with all IPAQ variables but variables 1 and 8. Through this analysis, we concluded that the IPAQ, short version, has adequate measurement properties for the investigated population.

Comparison of Two Methods of Measuring Physical Activity in South African Older Adults

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy L. Kolbe-Alexander ◽  
Estelle V. Lambert ◽  
Judith Biletnikoff Harkins ◽  
Ulf Ekelund
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
South African ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Moderate Activity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Activity Survey ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS) and the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) in older South African adults. The YPAS includes measures of weekly energy expenditure (EE) for housework, yard work, caregiving, exercise, and recreation. The IPAQ measures total time and EE during vigorous and moderate activity, walking, and sitting. The instruments were administered twice for test–retest reliability (men, n = 52, 68 ± 5.4 years, and women, n = 70, 66 ± 5.8 years). Data for criterion validity were obtained from accelerometers. YPAS reliability ranged from r = .44 to.80 for men and r = .59 to .99 for women (p < .0001). IPAQ reliability was lower for men (r = .29 to .76) than for women (r = .46 to .77). Criterion validity of the YPAS was .31 to .54 for men and .26 to .29 for women. The YPAS and short IPAQ had comparable results for reliability and criterion validity.

scholarly journals The International Physical Activity Questionnaire modified for the elderly: aspects of validity and feasibility

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1847-1854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Hurtig-Wennlöf ◽  
Maria Hagströmer ◽  
Lovisa A Olsson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Error ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Validity Study ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Hs Crp ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

AbstractObjectiveTo modify the self-administered, short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) for adults to be used in the elderly (aged 65 years and above), and to validate this modified IPAQ for the elderly (IPAQ-E).DesignA direct validity study using accelerometer-measured physical activity (PA) as the criterion measure, and an indirect criterion validity study using high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) as a biological marker of activity.SettingOrganisations for retired persons in Sweden.SubjectsThe direct validity study consisted of fifty-four participants and the indirect criterion validity study consisted of 359 participants. All participants were retired persons (66–91 years) living independently.ResultsAll self-reported activity domains (sitting, walking, moderate and vigorous) were positively correlated with the corresponding variable objectively assessed by an accelerometer (ρ= 0·277–0·471), but a systematic error was observed. The specificity of IPAQ-E to identify low-active participants was 85 %, and the sensitivity to identify the more active participants was 81 %. A main effect of IPAQ-E category (Low, Moderate or High) was observed for hs-CRP (P= 0·041).ConclusionsWe found this modified version of IPAQ, the IPAQ-E, to be well accepted by our sample of socially active elderly. It provided acceptable estimates of PA, well in line with other questionnaires, even though it had a systematic error. The IPAQ-E was able to identify an expected response of a biomarker (hs-CRP) to PA. We recommend the use of the IPAQ-E to classify participants aged 65 years and above into PA categories, to rank individuals or to identify individuals meeting certain PA criteria.

scholarly journals Eating behavior and physical activity in adolescents

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 529-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo de Sousa Fortes ◽  
Fabiane Frota da Rocha Morgado ◽  
Sebastião de Sousa Almeida ◽  
Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Covariance Model ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the inappropriate eating behaviors of adolescents as a function of habitual level of physical activity. METHODS: Participants were 462 youth of both genders aged 10 to 19 years. The Eating Attitudes Test-26 was used for inappropriate eating behaviors assessment. A short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used for classifying the habitual level of physical activity. RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were found for the comparison of inappropriate eating behaviors in the multivariate covariance model either for females or males. Moreover, the level of physical activity had no significant influence on the inappropriate eating behaviors of these adolescents. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, inappropriate eating behaviors in both genders were similar regardless of the habitual level of physical activity.

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