Validity and reliability of instruments to assess potential mediators of children's physical activity: A systematic review

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 539-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Brown ◽  
Clare Hume ◽  
Marijke ChinAPaw
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Data Collection Techniques Used to Measure Preschool Children’s Knowledge of and Preference for Physical Activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 964
Author(s):  
Nicola Wiseman ◽  
Christin Rossmann ◽  
Neil Harris
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Accurate Data ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Activity Choices ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity

Background: Early childhood has been identified as a crucial period in which children develop physical activity preferences and behaviors. Both the knowledge of and preferences for physical activity are key proximal indicators of activity choices in children. Thus, accurate data collection tools are required to measure these variables. This review evaluates the data collection techniques that have been utilised to assess preschool children’s knowledge of and preference for physical activity, and examines the validity and reliability of existing techniques. Methods: A systematic search for relevant studies published from 1980 through to December 2017 was conducted via ProQuest, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, ERIC, PubMed, MEDLINE, and ScienceDirect. Results: Fourteen studies were eligible for inclusion in the review. The identified studies employed a limited but disparate range of techniques to assess children’s physical activity knowledge and preferences. Findings reveal that four techniques were consistently used across the reviewed studies, including: interviews, structured play-based activities, questionnaires, and observations. Only four out of 14 included studies reported the assessment of the validity of the data collection tool used, and six reported testing the measures for at least one type of reliability. Conclusion: There is a need for validated and reliable measures to assess children’s knowledge of and preference for physical activity. Greater consideration is required to align data collection techniques with the characteristics, needs and abilities of this study population.

Systematic Review of Active Commuting to School and Children’s Physical Activity and Weight

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 930-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray C. Lee ◽  
Marla R. Orenstein ◽  
Maxwell J. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Active Commuting ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Active Commuting To School ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity

Background:The recent decline in children’s active commuting (walking or biking) to school has become an important public health issue. Recent programs have promoted the positive effects of active commuting on physical activity (PA) and overweight. However, the evidence supporting such interventions among schoolchildren has not been previously evaluated.Methods:This article presents the results of a systematic review of the association between active commuting to school and outcomes of PA, weight, and obesity in children.Results:We found 32 studies that assessed the association between active commuting to school and PA or weight in children. Most studies assessing PA outcomes found a positive association between active commuting and overall PA levels. However, almost all studies were cross-sectional in design and did not indicate whether active commuting leads to increased PA or whether active children are simply more likely to walk. Only 3 of 18 studies examining weight found consistent results, suggesting that there might be no association between active commuting and reduced weight or body mass index.Conclusion:Although there are consistent findings from cross-sectional studies associating active commuting with increased total PA, interventional studies are needed to help determine causation.

Preschool children’s physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk: A systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 568-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Bell ◽  
Elly A. Fletcher ◽  
Anna Timperio ◽  
Peter Vuillermin ◽  
Kylie Hesketh
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity

scholarly journals Reliability and Convergent Validity of Self-Reported Physical Activity Questionnaires for People With Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Vagner Deuel de Oliveira Tavares ◽  
Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho ◽  
Joseph Firth ◽  
Simon Rosenbaum ◽  
Brendon Stubbs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Poor Correlation ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Meta Analyses

Purpose: To examine the reliability and convergent validity of self-reported questionnaires (SRQs) to measure physical activity (PA). Methods: Systematic review with meta-analysis. The validity and reliability of SRQs to assess PA in people with mental disorders (January 20, 2020). Random-effects meta-analyses were performed pooling (1) test–retest correlations or (2) the convergent validity between the SRQs and objective measures (eg, accelerometry). Associations were provided in r values with the 95% confidence interval. Methodological quality was assessed. Results: A total of 9 unique studies (N = 1344; 40.5% females) were included. The authors found a moderate correlation test–retest reliability for PA SRQs in the assessment of vigorous PA (r = .69 [.38 to .85]; P = .001), moderate to vigorous PA (r = .63 [.25 to .84]; P = .003), moderate PA (r = .63 [.39 to .79]; P = .001), and good correlation total PA (r = .75 [.37 to .92]; P = .001). The SRQs have moderate correlations with objective measures for moderate to vigorous PA (r = .25 [.18 to .32]; P = .0001) and total PA (r = .47 [.28 to .62]; P = .005), a poor correlation for moderate PA (r = .18 [.03 to .36]; P = .047), and no correlation with vigorous PA (r = .06 [−.10 to .22]; P = .440). Conclusion: Current evidence indicates that SRQs are reliable over time to assess moderate, vigorous, and total PA levels and valid when assessing moderate PA.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Children’s Physical Activity Patterns: Concept, Operational Definitions, Instruments, Statistical Analyses, and Health Implications

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thayse Natacha Gomes ◽  
Peter T. Katzmarzyk ◽  
Sara Pereira ◽  
Mabliny Thuany ◽  
Martyn Standage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Formal Definition ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Personal Level ◽  
Statistical Approaches ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity

Despite the widespread use of the expression “physical activity pattern” (PAP), there apparently is no general consensus regarding its definition. This systematic review aimed to examine available research focussing on (1) definitions of PAP, (2) instruments/techniques used to describe PAP, (3) statistical approaches used to analyse PAP, and (4) implications of PAP on children’s health. A systematic review of the available literature was done to identify studies published up to October 2019, and 76 studies were eligible. None of the studies presented a formal definition of PAP; a wide range of instruments were used to investigate children’s PAP, and most of the revised studies did not explicitly present a formal statistical model to define PAP. Twenty-four papers purported to examine associations between PAP and health indicators. The review highlights no consensus on a clear PAP definition whatever the instrument used to capture it, and we did not find any agreement regarding how best to analyse PAP. We suggest that PAP should be used when targeting the investigation of similarities/dissimilarities, as well as stabilities and/or changes in children’s PA at an intra-personal level. In sum, PAP should be used to best describe individual streams of behaviours, and not exclusively PA levels/intensities.

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