Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Daily Life: A Comparative Analysis of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and the Sensewear Armband

Current lifestyles are marked by sedentary behaviour; thus, it is of great importance for policymaking to have valid and reliable tools to measure sedentary behaviour in order to combat it. Therefore, the aim of this review and meta-analysis is to critically review, assess, and compile the reliability, criterion validity, and construct validity of the single-item sedentary behaviour questions within national language versions of most commonly used international physical activity questionnaires for adults in the European Union: The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form and the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. A total of 1749 records were screened, 287 full-text papers were read, and 14 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The results and quality of studies were evaluated by the Quality Assessment of Physical Activity Questionnaires checklist. Meta-analysis indicated moderate to high reliability (rw = 0.59) and concurrent validity (rw = 0.55) of national language versions of single-item sedentary behaviour questions. Criterion validity was rather low (rw = 0.23) but in concordance with previous studies. The risk of bias analysis highlighted the poor reporting of methods and results, with a total bias score of 0.42. Thus, we recommend using multi-item SB questionnaires and smart trackers for providing information on SB rather than single-item sedentary behaviour questions in physical activity questionnaires.

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Measuring sedentary behaviour across the spectrum of adults with intellectual disabilities: A comparison between accelerometer and international physical activity questionnaire

Physiotherapy ◽

10.1016/j.physio.2021.10.066 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 113 ◽

pp. e93

Author(s):

Y. Dairo ◽

J. Collett ◽

H. Dawes ◽

C. Clark

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Sedentary Behaviour ◽

International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Adults With Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Activity Questionnaire

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Mức độ vận động thể lực ở người bệnh tăng huyết áp tại bệnh viện đa khoa Trung tâm Tiền Giang năm 2020

Tạp chí Y học Dự phòng ◽

10.51403/0868-2836/2021/86 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 134-142

Author(s):

Nguyễn Văn Trung ◽

Huỳnh Thị Hồng Thu ◽

Lê Thị Kiều Xuân ◽

Đặng Văn Thạch

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Global Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Activity Questionnaire

Nghiên cứu nhằm mục tiêu mô tả mức độ vận động thể lực (VĐTL) theo khuyến cáo ở người bệnh tăng huyết áp tại bệnh viện đa khoa Trung tâm Tiền Giang năm 2020. Thiết kế mô tả cắt ngang trên 279 người bệnh tăng huyết áp điều trị ngoại trú bằng phỏng vấn trực tiếp với công cụ GPAQ (Global physical activity questionnaire). Kết quả cho thấy người bệnh tăng huyết áp trong nghiên cứu có cường độ VĐTL đạt mức khuyến cáo là 70,6%. Đối tượng có học vấn trung học phổ thông trở lên tham gia VĐTL đạt khuyến cáo cao hơn (77,6% so với 63,9%) có ý nghĩa thống kê (p = 0,03). Người bệnh có công việc buôn bán liên quan cường độ VĐTL thấp hơn tiêu chuẩn với p = 0,01. Nghiên cứu nhận định sự tuân thủ VĐTL ở người bệnh còn hạn chế trong quản lý bệnh tăng huyết áp. Các yếu tố liên quan như sự hỗ trợ xã hội, đặc điểm côngtrình an sinh công cộng và yếu tố tâm lý nên được khảo sát ở nghiên cứu tiếp theo.

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Development of the Korean Global Physical Activity Questionnaire: reliability and validity study

Global Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/1757975919854301 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 44-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Junga Lee ◽

Choae Lee ◽

Jihee Min ◽

Dong-Woo Kang ◽

Ji-Young Kim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Cohen’S Kappa ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Work Related ◽

Cohen's Kappa ◽

Global Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Activity Questionnaire

The goal of this study was to develop a Korean version of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (K-GPAQ) and to examine its reliability and validity. The English version of the GPAQ was translated to the Korean language (K-GPAQ) via forward–backward translation. Reliability of the K-GPAQ was evaluated using a one-week interval test–retest method with 115 individuals. Criterion-related validity of the K-GPAQ was examined with 199 participants using accelerometers. Cohen’s kappa and Spearman’s correlation coefficients were used to measure test–retest reliability and validity, respectively. A Bland–Altman analysis was used to assess agreement between physical activity (PA) levels measured via K-GPAQ and the accelerometer. Coefficients for the reliability of the K-GPAQ showed moderate agreement for recreational PA and slight agreement for work-related PA (Cohen’s kappa: 0.60–0.67 for recreational PA and 0.30–0.38 for work-related PA and Spearman’s rho: 0.27–0.47 for work-related PA and 0.53–0.70 for recreational PA). Criterion validity of the total amount of PA, as measured by the K-GPAQ and the accelerometer, showed a weak but significant correlation ( r = 0.34, p < 0.01). The K-GPAQ is a reliable and valid questionnaire to measure PA although K-GPAQ overestimated PA levels.

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Criterion Validity of the Sedentary Behavior Question From the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire in Older Adults

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.2019-0145 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 2-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Miguel A. de la Cámara ◽

Sara Higueras-Fresnillo ◽

Verónica Cabanas-Sánchez ◽

Kabir P. Sadarangani ◽

David Martinez-Gomez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Energy Expenditure ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Daily Routine ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Global Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Objectively Measured ◽

Activity Questionnaire

Background: To assess the validity of the single question to determine sedentary behavior (SB) by using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) in older adults. Methods: The sample included 163 participants (96 women) aged 65–92 years. Self-reported SB was obtained from the GPAQ. Objectively measured SB was assessed using the Intelligent Device for Energy Expenditure and Activity. Participants wore the Intelligent Device for Energy Expenditure and Activity continuously during 2 consecutive days while following their daily routine. The relative validity was assessed using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient (ρ), and the agreement was examined using mean bias and 95% limit of agreement with the Intelligent Device for Energy Expenditure and Activity as reference. Results: The results showed small correlations (ρ = .291, P < .001) between the SB from the GPAQ and the objective measures, and ranged from ρ = .217 to ρ = .491 depending on the potential moderator. Similarly, the GPAQ underestimates the SB for approximately 2 hours per day in older adults (limit of agreement = −7.3 to 3.4 h/d). Conclusion: The GPAQ may not be the most suitable questionnaire for measuring SB in this population and should be used with caution because those studies that use this questionnaire in older adults may have an inaccurate measurement of SB levels.

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