Validation of a Weight-Bearing Physical Activity Questionnaire in a Study of Bone Density in Girls and Women

The purpose of this study is to validate a physical activity questionnaire (PAQ) developed to classify adolescent girls and young adult women according to their level of weight-bearing activities. Twenty-six girls age 11-15 years and 29 women age 20-25 years reported average weekly times spent in several physical activities that were classified according to their weight-bearing levels. The relative validity of the PAQ was determined by comparing findings with a 3-day recording using a Caltrac accelerometer (3DCal) and a 3-day activity diary (3DAD). In the girls, no significant correlations were found between PAQ scores and either 3DCal or 3DAD. In the women, however, significant associations were observed between PAQ and both of these measures (r = .58 and .77, respectively). The validity of PAQ in women is supported by this study, but not in girls.

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Evaluation of body composition, physical fitness, and bone density for postmenopausal women according to physical activities using subjective physical activity questionnaire

The Korean Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education and Sports Science ◽

10.21797/ksme.2012.14.1.005 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 45-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

남덕현

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Body Composition ◽

Bone Density ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Postmenopausal Women ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Activity Questionnaire

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Reliability and validity of the Baecke physical activity questionnaire in adult women with hip disorders

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

10.1186/1471-2474-8-61 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Rei Ono ◽

Soichiro Hirata ◽

Minoru Yamada ◽

Takayuki Nishiyama ◽

Masahiro Kurosaka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Adult Women ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Activity Questionnaire

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Reliability and Validity of a Computerized and Dutch Version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.2.1.63 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 63-75 ◽

Cited By ~ 87

Author(s):

Corneel Vandelanotte ◽

Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽

Renaat Philippaerts ◽

Michael Sjöström ◽

James Sallis

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Activity Measurement ◽

Dutch Version ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Paper And Pencil ◽

Activity Diary ◽

Activity Questionnaire

Background:The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of a newly developed computerized Dutch version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).Methods:Subjects (N = 53) completed the computerized IPAQ at three specified times. Subjects wore a CSA activity monitor during seven full days and simultaneously completed a 7-d physical activity diary. Finally, respondents filled out a paper and pencil IPAQ.Results:Intraclass correlation coefficient ranged from 0.60 to 0.83. Correlations for “total physical activity” between the computerized IPAQ and the CSA activity counts were moderate (min: r = 0.38; kcal: r = 0.43). Correlations with the physical activity diary were also moderate (min: r = 0.39; kcal: r = 0.46). Correlations between the computerized and the paper and pencil IPAQ were high (min: r = 0.80; kcal: r = 0.84).Conclusions:The computerized Dutch IPAQ is a reliable and reasonably valid physical activity measurement tool for the general adult population.

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Seasonal Variations in Physical Activity Domains among Rural and Urban Bangladeshis Using a Culturally Relevant Past Year Physical Activity Questionnaire (PYPAQ)

Journal of Environmental and Public Health ◽

10.1155/2019/2375474 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Shirin Jahan Mumu ◽

Paul P. Fahey ◽

Liaquat Ali ◽

A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman ◽

Dafna Merom

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Seasonal Variations ◽

Rainy Season ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Urban Residents ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Late Autumn ◽

Domain Specific ◽

Activity Questionnaire

While the effect of weather and seasons on physical activity (PA) is well documented for leisure-time physical activities in western countries, scant information is available for developing countries where lifestyle PA is the major source of energy expenditure (EE). In Bangladesh, the traditional calendar divides the year to six seasons that last two months each: summer, rainy, autumn, late autumn, winter, and spring. We developed the Past Year Physical Activity Questionnaire to record culturally relevant physical activities and to help assess the seasonal variation in total and domain-specific PA in Bangladesh. We have applied this tool to 162 men and women aged 18–60 years residing in Dhaka city and in the northern rural district of Thakurgaon. Repeated measures analysis of variance (RMANOVA) was used to test for evidence of variation in PA between place and seasons. The age- and gender-adjusted model revealed significantly lower levels of EE in urban residents compared to rural residents across all seasons and domains. We also found evidence of seasonal variations in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) MET-min/weekamong rural participants only; for total PA (ranging from 3192 in autumn to 4124 in winter; p = 0.0001) and for two domains: the occupation domain (ranging from 935 in autumn to 1645 in winter; p = 0.0001) and the leisure time domain(ranging from 229 in late autumn to 272 in rainy season; p = 0.005). Seasonality in gardening was also noted (ranging from 2.46 in late autumn to 29.28 in rainy season; p = 0.0001). There were no seasonal differences of total and domain-specific MVPA in urban except household-related PA. Among rural participants, PA was higher in the summer, rainy, and winter seasons and lower in autumn and late autumn. The most common leisure-time physical activities were walking, bicycling, and swimming with higher participation in the rural area. Leisure-time physical activity needs to be promoted to urban residents all year long but more focused on autumn, late autumn, and spring in rural areas.

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Influence of physical activities on mental health in elementary school teachers based on the longform Japanese version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

Taiikugaku kenkyu (Japan Journal of Physical Education Health and Sport Sciences) ◽

10.5432/jjpehss.17146 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 63 (2) ◽

pp. 837-851

Author(s):

Jun-ichi Nishida

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Elementary School ◽

Elementary School Teachers ◽

International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Japanese Version ◽

Physical Activities ◽

School Teachers ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Activity Questionnaire

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Correlates of Weight-Bearing Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls: Results From a National Survey of Girls and Their Parents

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.5.1.132 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 132-145 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Simani M. Price ◽

Judith McDivitt ◽

Deanne Weber ◽

Lisa S. Wolff ◽

Holly A. Massett ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Weight Bearing ◽

Later Life ◽

Physical Activities ◽

After School ◽

Health Campaign ◽

Physically Active ◽

Nationally Representative

Background:Despite the potential benefits of reducing the risk of osteoporosis in later life, research on adolescent girls’ weight-bearing physical activity (WBPA) is limited. This study explores correlates for WBPA in this population.Methods:A nationally representative telephone survey sponsored by the National Bone Health Campaign was conducted with 1000 girls age 9 to 12 years and a parent. Girls’ physical activities were coded as weight bearing or not and correlated with cognitive, social, and environmental variables.Results:Regression analysis revealed that WBPA was significantly associated with self-reported parents’ education, parental self-efficacy, girls’ normative beliefs about time spent in physical activity, being physically active with a parent, having physically active friends, and perceived availability of after-school physical activities.Conclusions:Interventions encouraging parents to participate in WBPA with their daughters and increasing parents’ positive attitudes and self-efficacy in getting their daughters to be physically active should be tested.

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Validity and Reliability of the Polish Adaptation of the CHAMPS Physical Activity Questionnaire

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2019/6187616 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Magdalena Król-Zielińska ◽

Monika Ciekot-Sołtysiak ◽

Robert Szeklicki ◽

Jacek Zieliński ◽

Wiesław Osiński ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Caloric Expenditure ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Polish Version ◽

Polish Adaptation ◽

Activity Questionnaire

The aim of the study was to investigate the reliability and construct validity of the Polish adaptation of the Community Health Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) physical activity questionnaire among the elderly. The sample included 104 volunteers, 75 women (age = 71.0 ± 5.0 years) and 29 men (age = 75.1 ± 6.6 years). To assess the reliability of the Polish version of the CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire, measurements were conducted by one-week test-retest. The construct validity of the CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire was evaluated using accelerometers. Criterion validation was verified by self-reported measurements (health self-assessment, life satisfaction, and wellbeing) and body composition analysis. Intraclass correlation coefficients of the one-week test-retest ranged from 0.79 to 0.85. Significant Pearson’s correlations were found between caloric expenditure measured by accelerometer and CHAMPS caloric expenditure in all listed physical activities (r = 0.33) and caloric expenditure in at least moderate intensity physical activities (r = 0.37) of the CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire. Moderate and greater intensity physical activities of CHAMPS measure were significantly related to total bone mass, health self-assessment, life satisfaction as a whole, and personal wellbeing (r ranged from 0.26 to 0.34). The findings of the study allow us to conclude that the Polish version of the CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire has acceptable reliability and validity to assess physical activity of older adults.

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