Validation of Questionnaire-Assessed Physical Activity in Comparison With Objective Measures Using Accelerometers and Physical Performance Measures Among Community-Dwelling Adults Aged ≥85 Years in Tokyo, Japan

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuko Oguma ◽  
Yusuke Osawa ◽  
Michiyo Takayama ◽  
Yukiko Abe ◽  
Shigeho Tanaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Walking Exercise ◽  
The University

Background:To date, there is no physical activity (PA) questionnaire with convergent and construct validity for the oldest-old. The aim of the current study was to investigate the validity of questionnaire-assessed PA in comparison with objective measures determined by uniaxial and triaxial accelerometers and physical performance measures in the oldest-old.Methods:Participants were 155 elderly (mean age 90 years) who were examined at the university and agreed to wear an accelerometer for 7 days in the 3-year-follow-up survey of the Tokyo Oldest-Old Survey of Total Health. Fifty-nine participants wore a uniaxial and triaxial accelerometer simultaneously. Self-rated walking, exercise, and household PA were measured using a modified Zutphen PA Questionnaire (PAQ). Several physical performance tests were done, and the associations among PAQ, accelerometer-assessed PA, and physical performances were compared by Spearman’s correlation coefficients.Results:Significant, low to moderate correlations between PA measures were seen on questionnaire and accelerometer assessments (ρ = 0.19 to 0.34). Questionnaireassessed PA measure were correlated with a range of lower extremity performance (ρ = 0.21 to 0.29).Conclusions:This PAQ demonstrated convergent and construct validity. Our findings suggest that the PAQ can reasonably be used in this oldest-old population to rank their PA level.

scholarly journals Brief parental self-efficacy scales for promoting healthy eating and physical activity in children: a validation study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Åsa Norman ◽  
Julie Wright ◽  
Emma Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Partial Metric ◽  
Invariance Testing

Abstract Background Brief scales to measure parental self-efficacy (PSE) in relation to children’s obesogenic behaviours have not been developed and validated using more rigorous methodology such as invariance testing, limiting their generalisability to sub-groups. This study aimed to assess the construct validity and measurement invariance of brief PSE scales for children’s intake of vegetables, soft drinks, and sweets, and physical activity. Methods Parents (n = 242) of five-to-seven-year-old children in disadvantaged and culturally diverse settings in Sweden responded to a questionnaire in Swedish with 12 items assessing PSE in relation to healthy and unhealthy behaviours. Construct validity was assessed with confirmatory factor analysis, invariance testing compared the scales by groups of parental sex, education, and child weight status. Criterion validity was evaluated using objective measures of children’s physical activity and semi-objective measures of diet. Results Two-factor models showed moderate to excellent fit to the data. Invariance was supported across all groups for healthy behaviour scales. Unhealthy behaviour scales were invariant for all groups except parental education where partial metric invariance was supported. Scales were significantly correlated with physical activity and diet. Conclusion This study provides preliminary evidence for the validity of brief PSE scales and invariance across groups suggesting their utility for research and clinical management of weight-related behaviours.

scholarly journals Visual Acuity’s Association With Levels of Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark W. Swanson ◽  
Eric Bodner ◽  
Patricia Sawyer ◽  
Richard M. Allman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The University

Little is known about the effect of reduced vision on physical activity in older adults. This study evaluates the association of visual acuity level, self-reported vision, and ocular disease conditions with leisure-time physical activity and calculated caloric expenditure. A cross-sectional study of 911 subjects 65 yr and older from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging (SOA) cohort was conducted evaluating the association of vision-related variables to weekly kilocalorie expenditure calculated from the 17-item Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire. Ordinal logistic regression was used to evaluate possible associations while controlling for potential confounders. In multivariate analyses, each lower step in visual acuity below 20/50 was significantly associated with reduced odds of having a higher level of physical activity, OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.67, 0.97. Reduced visual acuity appears to be independently associated with lower levels of physical activity among community-dwelling adults.

Relationship between falls and physical performance measures among community-dwelling elderly women in Japan

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaharu Morita ◽  
Noboru Takamura ◽  
Yosuke Kusano ◽  
Yasuyo Abe ◽  
Kazuhiko Moji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Community Dwelling

scholarly journals Physical Activity during Winter in Old-Old Women Associated with Physical Performance after One Year: A Prospective Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Mizumoto ◽  
Hikaru Ihira ◽  
Keitaro Makino ◽  
Shigeyuki Saitoh ◽  
Hirofumi Ohnishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Walking Speed ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Physical Performances ◽  
Maintenance Group

Background. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the decline of physical activity during winter influences physical performances (after 1 year) in old-old women.Methods. Fifty-three Japanese women (mean age: 78.4 ± 3.2 years) participated in this study. Data of physical activity was collected by using an accelerometer at baseline and 3-month follow-up, and participants who decreased step counts in this period were defined as declining groups. We measured grip strength, knee extensor strength, total length of the center of gravity, hip walking distance, and maximum walking speed to evaluate physical performances at baseline and 1-year follow-up. Repeated-measures analysis of variance determined the difference in physical performance between declining groups and maintenance group with maintained or improved step counts.Results. Daily step counts for 22 older women (41.5%) decreased during winter. A statistically significant interaction effect between group and time was found for maximum walking speed (F(1,50)=5.23,p=0.03).Post hoccomparisons revealed that walking speed in the maintenance group significantly increased compared with baseline (p=0.01); the declining group showed no significant change (p=0.44).Conclusion. Change of physical activity during winter influences the physical performance level after 1 year in community-dwelling old-old women, particularly its effect on maximum walking speed.

Physical Performance Measures as Predictors of Mortality in a Cohort of Community-dwelling Older French Women

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yves Rolland ◽  
Valerie Lauwers-Cances ◽  
Matteo Cesari ◽  
Bruno Vellas ◽  
Marco Pahor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Predictors Of Mortality

Day-to-Day Variability of Physical Activity of Older Adults Living in the Community

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Nicolai ◽  
Petra Benzinger ◽  
Dawn A. Skelton ◽  
Kamiar Aminian ◽  
Clemens Becker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Surrogate Marker ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Short Physical Performance Battery ◽  
Recording Period ◽  
Intraindividual Comparison ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

The purpose of the study was to investigate whether a 24-hr recording period is sufficient to describe physical activity (PA) of 1 week for intraindividual comparison in older adults. Furthermore, the authors analyzed whether physical performance can be used as a surrogate marker of PA. PA was captured on 7 consecutive days by a body-fixed sensor in 44 community-dwelling older adults (80.75 ± 4.05 yr). Mean times of walking and of “time on feet” of the group were 10.2 hr (± 3.5) and 35.1 hr (± 9.43), respectively. Intraindividual variabilities of walking and of time on feet were 31.9% ± 10.79% and 19.4% ± 8.76%, respectively. Accumulated time of variables of PA showed no differences between weekdays, with variabilities of 3.8% and 1.8% for walking and time on feet, respectively. Association between Short Physical Performance Battery and PA was limited (walkingr= .397, time on feetr= .41).

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