scholarly journals Can the Childhood Physical Activity Questionnaire Be Used to Identify Physical Activity Levels in Children With Asthma?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattienne R. van der Kamp ◽  
Bram W. Nieuwdorp ◽  
Boony J. Thio ◽  
Monique Tabak ◽  
Arvid W. A. Kamps ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Accelerometer Data ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Childhood Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Measurements ◽  
Children With Asthma ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Objective: Children with asthma who are physically active have a better quality of life, emphasizing the importance of activity monitoring and promotion in daily life. The validity of self-reported activity measurements has been questioned in pediatric populations. In this study, we aim to compare the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) with objectively measured PA using accelerometry.Design: In this comparison study, the pooled dataset of two cross-sectional studies was used, which prospectively home-monitored PA using the alternative self-report PAQ-C questionnaire as well as with the criterion standard accelerometry (Actigraph wGT3X-BT and GT1M).Participants:Ninety children with pediatrician-diagnosed asthma participated in the study.Main Outcome Measures:Correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the relation between the PAQ-C and accelerometer data. The predictive value of the PAQ-C in differentiating between achieving and failing the recommended daily level of moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) was evaluated with receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis.Results: The results showed weak to moderate correlations of the PAQ-C with the accelerometer data (r = 0.29–0.47). A PAQ-C cutoff of 3.09 showed the best performance on predicting whether the recommended level of MVPA was achieved. With this cutoff, 21 of the 39 children that did achieve their daily MVPA level (53.8% sensitivity) and 33 of the 46 children that did fail their daily MVPA level (71.7% specificity) were correctly classified. A PAQ-C score of 3.5 revealed a negative predictive value of 100% for assessing physical inactivity.Conclusion: This study revealed a weak relation between the PAQ-C and PA assessed with accelerometry. However, a PAQ-C score of 3.5 or higher might be used as a low-cost and easy-to-use PA screening tool for ruling out physical inactivity in a portion of the pediatric asthma population.Clinical Trial Registration: Netherlands Trial Register: Trial NL6087.

scholarly journals Atividade física em trabalhadores de Centros de Atenção Psicossocial do Sul do Brasil: tendências temporais

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 2656-2668
Author(s):  
Jeferson Santos Jerônimo ◽  
Vanda Maria da Rosa Jardim ◽  
Luciane Prado Kantorski ◽  
Marlos Rodrigues Domingues
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

O objetivo foi apresentar tendências temporais de atividade física e fatores associados em trabalhadores de Centros de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS) da Região Sul do Brasil entre 2006 e 2011. Pesquisa transversal, parte do estudo Avaliação dos CAPS da Região Sul do Brasil/CAPSUL. Foram coletadas variáveis de saúde física, saúde mental por meio do Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) e atividade física usando-se o International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Participaram 435 trabalhadores de CAPS em 2006 e 546 trabalhadores em 2011. As prevalências totais de atividade física (≥ 150 minutos semanais) foram 23,2% em 2006 e 17,6% em 2011, e de distúrbios psiquiátricos menores 11% e 8,4%. Não houve diferença na atividade física de homens e mulheres. Em 2006, sujeitos com menor escolaridade (p = 0,03) e menor renda (p = 0,01) apresentaram maior nível de atividade física. Em 2011, trabalhadores de CAPS localizados em municípios de grande porte apresentaram maior nível de atividade física (p = 0,02). São necessárias intervenções promotoras de atividade física nessa população, principalmente em trabalhadores de CAPS residentes em municípios de pequeno porte.

Development and Evaluation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Elderly Japanese: The Nakanojo Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 398-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akitomo Yasunaga ◽  
Hyuntae Park ◽  
Eiji Watanabe ◽  
Fumiharu Togo ◽  
Sungjin Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Barthel Index ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Accelerometer Data ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Repeat Administration ◽  
Elderly Japanese ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Elderly Japanese (PAQ-EJ) is a self-administered physical activity questionnaire for elderly Japanese; the authors report here on its repeatability and direct and indirect validity. Reliability was assessed by repeat administration after 1 month. Direct validation was based on accelerometer data collected every 4 s for 1 month in 147 individuals age 65–85 years. Indirect validation against a 10-item Barthel index (activities of daily living [ADL]) was completed in 3,084 individuals age 65–99 years. The test–retest coefficient was high (r= .64–.71). Total and subtotal scores for lower (transportation, housework, and labor) and higher intensity activities (exercise/sports) were significantly correlated with step counts and durations of physical activity <3 and ≥3 METs (r= .41, .28, .53), respectively. Controlling for age and ADL, scores for transportation, exercise/sports, and labor were greater in men, but women performed more housework. Sex- and ADL- or age-adjusted PAQ-EJ scores were significantly lower in older and dependent people. PAQ-EJ repeatability and validity seem comparable to those of instruments used in Western epidemiological studies.

scholarly journals Assessment of Sedentary Behavior With the International Physical Activity Questionnaire

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (s1) ◽  
pp. S30-S44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dori E. Rosenberg ◽  
Fiona C. Bull ◽  
Alison L. Marshall ◽  
James F. Sallis ◽  
Adrian E. Bauman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Population Surveillance ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Purpose:This study explored definitions of sedentary behavior and examined the relationship between sitting time and physical inactivity using the sitting items from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).Methods:Participants (N = 289, 44.6% male, mean age = 35.93) from 3 countries completed self-administered long- and short-IPAQ sitting items. Participants wore accelero-meters; were classified as inactive (no leisure-time activity), insufficiently active, or meeting recommendations; and were classified into tertiles of sitting behavior.Results:Reliability of sitting time was acceptable for men and women. Correlations between total sitting and accelerometer counts/min <100 were significant for both long (r = .33) and short (r = .34) forms. There was no agreement between tertiles of sitting and the inactivity category (kappa = .02, P = .68).Conclusion:Sedentary behavior should be explicitly measured in population surveillance and research instead of being defined by lack of physical activity.

scholarly journals Calibration of self-report tools for physical activity research: the Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ)

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro F Saint-Maurice ◽  
Gregory J Welk ◽  
Nicholas K Beyler ◽  
Roderick T Bartee ◽  
Kate A Heelan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Convergent Validity of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adults: The New Member of the PAQ Family

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Copeland ◽  
Kent C. Kowalski ◽  
Rachel M. Donen ◽  
Mark S. Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Direct Measurements ◽  
Physical Activity Recall ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Background:To accommodate the need for longitudinal physical activity research, we developed the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adults (PAQ-AD). The PAQ-AD is an adult version of the PAQ-C and PAQ-A questionnaires which were developed for older children and adolescents, respectively.Methods:Two studies assessed the convergent validity of the PAQ-AD using a series of self-report tools and direct measurement of physical activity.Results:In the first sample (N = 247), the PAQ-AD was significantly related to a series of self-report tools (r = 0.53 to 0.64). In the second sample (N = 184), the PAQ-AD was significantly related to the self-report tools (r = 0.56 to 0.63), a physical activity recall interview (r = 0.24), and to direct measurements of physical activity (r = 0.26 to 0.43).Conclusion:These results provide preliminary validity evidence for the PAQ-AD and suggest the PAQ “family” of questionnaires might be advantageous for longitudinal research assessing physical activity from childhood to adulthood.

scholarly journals “How Hard Could it Be?” A Descriptive Analysis of Errors Made on a Validated Lifetime Physical Activity Questionnaire

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Anderton ◽  
Megan E. Newhouse ◽  
Barbara E. Ainsworth ◽  
Ingrid E. Nygaard ◽  
Marlene J. Egger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Web Interface ◽  
Missing Information ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Validated Questionnaires ◽  
Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Made In

Background:Measuring historical physical activity in epidemiologic research depends on self-report. We aimed to describe data reporting errors women made in completing 2 validated questionnaires: Lifetime Physical Activity Questionnaire (LPAQ) and Occupational Questionnaire (OQ).Methods:Participants—229 women aged 38 to 65 years—completed questionnaires on paper (n = 160) or by web interface (n = 69). One research assistant collected questionnaire data, identified potential errors and contacted participants to trouble-shoot errors.Results:Women made mean 9.7 (SD 11.2) errors on paper and 7.1 (SD 6.2) errors on electronic versions of the LPAQ and 2.6 (SD 3.8) and 1.1 (SD 1.4) errors on paper and electronic versions of the OQ, respectively. Fewer mistakes were made on electronic versions of both questionnaires combined (8.5 ± 6.1) when compared with the paper versions (12.7 ± 13.1). Only ~2% of the sample completed all questionnaires without detectable errors. The most common errors were reporting activities or frequencies inconsistently between past year survey and the current age epoch, reporting more years than allowed by age epoch and missing information.Conclusions:Despite the implications of “self-report” questionnaires, we recommend researchers provide participants with additional instructions, either verbally or as written tip sheet or both, and follow-up after questionnaire completion to correct mistakes as needed.

scholarly journals Self-report Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire overestimates physical activity

2015 ◽  
Vol 106 (5) ◽  
pp. e297-e302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kendra E. Brett ◽  
Shanna Wilson ◽  
Zachary M. Ferraro ◽  
Kristi B. Adamo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

scholarly journals Addressing overreporting on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) telephone survey with a population sample

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy Rzewnicki ◽  
Yves Vanden Auweele ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Types Of Error

AbstractObjective:To examine a possible problem of overreporting and to describe the degree of error with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short telephone protocol.Design:Cross-sectional study, using two different physical activity (PA) self-report protocols.Setting:Telephone interviews about PA in Belgium.Subjects:Fifty adults who had previously been interviewed with IPAQ in a national survey.Results:Seventy-five per cent reported less PA with the modified procedure than with the IPAQ. Twenty-three of the 50 individuals were found to have reported some amounts of PA with the IPAQ (either walking, or vigorous or moderate PA) when they should have reported none. In total, based on their revised reports of PA, 50% fewer persons met PA recommendations than was the case with IPAQ. The overreporting could not be related to types of error-prone individuals.Conclusions:Overreporting of PA in population samples is a serious problem that could be reduced by implementing procedure changes without changing the IPAQ items themselves.

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