ANALYSIS OF THE SELF-REPORTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRES INDICATORS

Author(s):  
Andra Fernate ◽  
Zermena Vazne ◽  
Andrejs Levskojs

“Global action plan on physical activity 2018–2030” emphasizes the need for weekly moderate physical activity for ensuring human health. Physical activity can be measured by a variety of objective and subjective methods, but one of the prerequisites for understanding the connection between active lifestyle and health certainty that the measuring instrument measures the feature for which it has been created and that it can be used in many countries. The goal of the research is to determine the correlations between measurement properties of fitness club clients’ self-reported physical activity indicators in the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ), International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), European Health Interview Survey-Physical Activity Questionnaire (EHIS-PAQ), and to evaluate their concurrent validity. Methods: participants (volunteers) were 70 fitness club visitors (age 18-79). This research is preparative part for the further research of the project “European Physical Activity and Sports Monitoring System (EUPASMOS)”. The type, involvement and amount of physical activity was determined by the GPAQ, IPAQ and EHIS-PAQ adapted into Latvian. The research results showed that questionnaires allowed to determine the respondents’ physical activity indicators in and out of fitness club activities. Statistically significant correlations were determined between indicators obtained in all physical activity questionnaires applied in the research (p<0.05). This confirms that all three physical activity determination questionnaires can be used for physical activity research in Latvian environment. 

Author(s):  
Kaja Meh ◽  
Gregor Jurak ◽  
Maroje Sorić ◽  
Paulo Rocha ◽  
Vedrana Sember

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.


2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-142
Author(s):  
Nguyễn Văn Trung ◽  
Huỳnh Thị Hồng Thu ◽  
Lê Thị Kiều Xuân ◽  
Đặng Văn Thạch

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.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junga Lee ◽  
Choae Lee ◽  
Jihee Min ◽  
Dong-Woo Kang ◽  
Ji-Young Kim ◽  
...  

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.


Author(s):  
Rasmus T. Larsen ◽  
Christoffer B. Korfitsen ◽  
Carsten B. Juhl ◽  
Henning Boje Andersen ◽  
Henning Langberg ◽  
...  

Aim: To investigate the concurrent validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-short form (IPAQ-SF) and the Nordic Physical Activity Questionnaire-short (NPAQ-short) when compared with objectively measured daily steps among older adults. Methods: Spearman’s ρ between IPAQ-SF and NPAQ-short and objectively measured steps using Garmin Vivofit 3 physical activity monitors. Results: A total of 54 participants were included. The IPAQ-SF subscales’ moderate physical activity (PA), moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA), and sedentary time showed little or no correlation with daily steps. The NPAQ-short subscales’ vigorous PA, moderate PA, and MVPA showed little or no correlation. The IPAQ-SF subscales’ vigorous PA and walking showed fair correlation. Only the IPAQ-SF metabolic equivalent of task minutes showed moderate to good correlation with daily steps. The IPAQ-SF categories and NPAQ-short categorization of World Health Organization compliance were significantly different, but the magnitudes were small and distributions indicated problems with the categorization. Conclusion: The concurrent validity is low, as the scores did not reflect objectively measured daily steps.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel A. de la Cámara ◽  
Sara Higueras-Fresnillo ◽  
Verónica Cabanas-Sánchez ◽  
Kabir P. Sadarangani ◽  
David Martinez-Gomez ◽  
...  

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.


2015 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. e34
Author(s):  
Andre Nugraha Nurman ◽  
Hadyana Sukandar ◽  
Sri Endah Rahayuningsih ◽  
Yulia Sofiatin ◽  
Rully M.A. Roesli

2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greet Cardon ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
Dirk De Clercq ◽  
Renaat Philippaerts ◽  
Stefanie Verstraete ◽  
...  

The present study investigates whether physical fitness, physical activity, and determinants of physical activity are associated with reports of back and neck pain in children. A total of 749 children (mean age: 9.7 years ± 0.7) were evaluated, using a standardized physical fitness test (Eurofit), a physical activity questionnaire, and a pain prevalence questionnaire. Results indicate that physical fitness levels are not associated with back pain reports, but pain reports are lower in girls reporting higher frequencies of moderate physical activity and better estimates for attitude toward physical activity. Therefore, in girls, increased levels of physical activity might contribute to better back health.


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