scholarly journals The relationship between the quality of the city’s recreational offering and the physical activity of its inhabitants – results of a pilot survey in Bielsko-Biała

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-50
Author(s):  
Justyna Maciąg ◽  
Joanna Kantyka
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Pilot Survey ◽  
Service Staff ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Assessment Questionnaire ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

The aim of the article is to outline the theoretical framework for studying the relationship between the quality of the city’s recreational offering and the physical activity of its inhabitants. The study was based on a review of the literature and was supplemented with data from a pilot questionnaire survey. The pilot survey was conducted in 2016 and involved 180 inhabitants of Bielsko-Biała. Responses were collected during direct interviews based on the survey questionnaire consisting of two parts: International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version) and recreational offering assessment questionnaire proposed by authors. The literature review revealed gaps in research and publications addressing the relationship between the quality of the city’s recreational product and the level of physical activity of its inhabitants, and results of previous studies vary depending on their location (which was also confirmed by the pilot survey). According to the authors’ pilot survey, the respondents preferred outdoor forms of physical activity (Nordic walking and fast walks). The majority of respondents can be classified as sufficiently active. No statistically significant findings were found between respondents’ assessment of the service staff or the recreational infrastructure and the level of physical activity reported by inhabitants of Bielsko-Biała who participated in the survey. The innovative character of the work consists in developing and testing during the pilot survey a new theoretical framework for researching relationships between the quality of the city’s recreational offering and the level of physical activity of its inhabitants. The authors propose extending the existing approaches involving mainly the assessment of recreational assets by including marketing, staff-related and organizational aspects. This calls for interdisciplinary research.

scholarly journals Objective and Self-reported Assessment of Physical Activity of Women over 60 Years Old

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Ogonowska-Slodownik ◽  
Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz ◽  
Paula Richley Geigle ◽  
Malgorzata Kalbarczyk ◽  
Andrzej Kosmol
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
The Self ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Objective Data ◽  
Steps Per Day ◽  
Assessment Measures ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

AbstractThe aim of the study was to examine changes in objective and self-reported physical activity (PA) among women aged 60 years and older. The study included 200 women aged over 60 years, divided into three groups according to age (60–65 years, 66–70 years, > 70 years). The subjective assessment was provided with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) – short version with self-reported PA assessment, and objective data was provided by an Actigraph GT3-BT worn for seven days. Significant differences in moderate and high intensity PA, moderate-to-vigorous PA and steps per day were found between the oldest and youngest groups; as well as in low, moderate, moderate-to-vigorous PA and steps per day between groups middle and oldest. In all three age groups, 1) significant differences were observed between subjective and objective measurements of physical activity and 2) no correlation was found between assessment measures. It was found that only direct PA measurement declined with age in women over 60 years old, and that sedentary behavior is underestimated, and moderate and vigorous PA overestimated, with the self-reported IPAQ.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Sedentary Behavior and the Incidence of Constipation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-228
Author(s):  
Elvira Sari Dewi ◽  
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Bella Cendie Asteria ◽  
Yulian Wiji Utami
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Spearman Rank ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in a variety of sectors, including education. Changes in online learning methods during the COVID-19 pandemic can increase the risk of sedentary behavior in students. Sedentary behavior is one of the factors related to constipation. This study aims to determine the relationship between sedentary behavior and the incidence of constipation during the COVID-19 pandemic in students at Universitas Brawijaya. This research is correlation research with a cross-sectional approach. Sampling used total sampling with a sample of 87 students according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sedentary behavior was measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form (IPAQ-SF) and the incidence of constipation was measured using the Constipation Scoring System (CSS). The correlation between sedentary behavior and the incidence of constipation was statistically analyzed using the Spearman Rank test with alpha=0.05. The results show that As many as 82.8% of students at Universitas Brawijaya have sedentary behavior and 17.2% are constipated. There was a correlation between sedentary behavior and the incidence of constipation (p=0.020; r=+0,249). In conclusion, there is a relationship between sedentary behavior and the incidence of constipation during the COVID-19 pandemic in students at Universitas Brawijaya.

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 Relationship between exercise capacity and quality of life in adolescents with asthma

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Pedrolongo Basso ◽  
Mauricio Jamami ◽  
Ivana Gonçalves Labadessa ◽  
Eloisa Maria Gatti Regueiro ◽  
Bruna Varanda Pessoa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Exercise Capacity ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Step Test ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Viable Option ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the quality of life of adolescents with asthma correlates with parameters obtained prior to and after the six-minute step test (6MST); spirometric results after the 6MST; and level of physical activity. METHODS: Nineteen adolescents with asthma, ranging from 11-15 years of age, were assessed with spirometry, 6MST, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ), and the 10-point Borg category-ratio scale. RESULTS: Sensation of dyspnea correlated negatively with the total PAQLQ score (r = −0.54) and with the scores of its activity limitation (AL) and symptoms domains (r = −0.64 and r = −0.63, respectively), leg fatigue also correlating negatively with those same domains (r = −0.49 and r = −0.56, respectively). The total IPAQ score correlated with the total PAQLQ score (r = 0.47) and with the PAQLQ AL domain (r = 0.51); IPAQ time spent walking correlated with the PAQLQ symptoms domain (r = 0.45); and IPAQ time spent in vigorous activity correlated with the AL domain (r = 0.50). In the regression analysis, only sensation of dyspnea remained significantly correlated with the total PAQLQ score and the PAQLQ AL domain; leg fatigue remained significantly correlated with the symptoms domain. CONCLUSIONS: Higher levels of physical activity indicate better quality of life, as do lower perception of dyspnea and less leg fatigue. The 6MST proved to be a viable option for evaluating exercise capacity in adolescents with asthma, because it reflects the discomfort that asthma causes during activities of daily living.

scholarly journals Declared and actual students’ physical activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-140
Author(s):  
Cholewa Cholewa ◽  
Miłosz Witkowski ◽  
Jacek Wąsik ◽  
Tomasz Góra
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Average Duration ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Relative Difference ◽  
Absolute Difference ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Background and Study Aim. Regular and reasonable physical activity seems to be one of the most recommended health-promoting human behaviours. The aim of the work was to determine the relationship between the declared and actual level of students' physical activity. Material and Methods. 118 students from the faculty of physical education aged 22.62±1.93 years participated in the study (61 men aged 23.12±1.78 years and 57 women aged 22.08±1.39 years). To determine the level of physical activity, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and the three-axis ActiGraph GT3X accelerometer were used in order to record physical activity parameters and the amount of energy expenditure. Results. The largest absolute difference without gender division was found in the average duration of physical activity in the medium intensity zone (16.83%). Differences in the level of weekly level of physical activity were noted in the whole group (13.79%; p<0.01) as well as in the group of women (relative difference 18.07%, p<0.01) and in the group of men (9.74%, p<0.01). A high correlation was observed between weekly energy expenditure calculated on the basis of declared values and the actual energy expenditure (r=0.94; p<0.05). Conclusions. Research carried out as part of the study showed that students declare a higher level of physical activity compared to the actual performed activity. On this basis, it can be concluded that there is a risk of error in assessing the volume of physical activity in a survey. The study showed significant gender diversity in the frequency and duration of physical activity undertaken by the respondents.

scholarly journals Physical activity assessment and quality of life in nursing

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joiceléia de Fátima Camargo ◽  
Edna Thais Jeremias Martins ◽  
Lucas Porto Santos ◽  
Patrícia Martins Bock
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Physical Activity Assessment ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Activity Assessment ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Objetivo: avaliar o nível de atividade física, índice de massa corporal e a qualidade de vida dos acadêmicos de enfermagem e enfermeiros do Rio Grande do Sul. Método: trata-se de um estudo transversal, com aplicação de questionários digitais de anamnese e para levantamento do nível de atividade física, pelo International Physical Activity Questionnaire, e da qualidade de vida, por meio do Short Form-36. Os dados foram coletados e analisados pelos softwares SurveyMonkey e SPSS (teste de Mann-Whitney e qui-quadrado). Resultados: os resultados do questionário de atividade física mostraram que um total de 22 (25%) indivíduos apresentava nível de atividade física insuficiente, 33 (37%) eram suficientemente ativos e 34 (38%) muito ativos. O índice de massa corporal dos enfermeiros e acadêmicos apresentou uma média de 24,7 (22-29) kg/m². Avaliando a qualidade de vida segundo os domínios do questionário, observou-se que os enfermeiros e acadêmicos apresentam alta capacidade funcional (90% do máximo), porém os demais domínios da qualidade de vida apresentam-se com valores abaixo de 75% do máximo possível. Conclusão: a maioria dos enfermeiros e acadêmicos possuem níveis satisfatórios de atividade física, índice de massa corporal dentro dos parâmetros recomendados e qualidade de vida parcialmente adequada.

scholarly journals The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): a study of concurrent and construct validity

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 755-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Hagströmer ◽  
Pekka Oja ◽  
Michael Sjöström
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Aerobic Fitness ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Activity Monitor ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Percentage Body Fat ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

AbstractIntroductionThe International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was developed to measure health-related physical activity (PA) in populations. The short version of the IPAQ has been tested extensively and is now used in many international studies. The present study aimed to explore the validity characteristics of the long-version IPAQ.Subjects and methodsForty-six voluntary healthy male and female subjects (age, mean±standard deviation: 40.7±10.3 years) participated in the study. PA indicators derived from the long, self-administered IPAQ were compared with data from an activity monitor and a PA log book for concurrent validity, and with aerobic fitness, body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat for construct validity.ResultsStrong positive relationships were observed between the activity monitor data and the IPAQ data for total PA (ρ = 0.55, P < 0.001) and vigorous PA (ρ = 0.71, P < 0.001), but a weaker relationship for moderate PA (ρ = 0.21, P = 0.051). Calculated MET-h day−1 from the PA log book was significantly correlated with MET-h day−1 from the IPAQ (ρ = 0.67, P < 0.001). A weak correlation was observed between IPAQ data for total PA and both aerobic fitness (ρ = 0.21, P = 0.051) and BMI (ρ = 0.25, P = 0.009). No significant correlation was observed between percentage body fat and IPAQ variables. Bland–Altman analysis suggested that the inability of activity monitors to detect certain types of activities might introduce a source of error in criterion validation studies.ConclusionsThe long, self-administered IPAQ questionnaire has acceptable validity when assessing levels and patterns of PA in healthy adults.

scholarly journals Access to public spaces and physical activity for Mexican adult women

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ietza Bojorquez ◽  
Lina Ojeda-Revah ◽  
Rolando Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Logistic Models ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

The aim of this article was to explore the association between access to public spaces and physical activity for adult women, controlling and testing interactions with sociodemographic and public spaces characteristics. We combined sociodemographic data from a survey with the adult (18-65 years of age) women population of Tijuana, Mexico, conducted in 2014 (N = 2,345); with data from a 2013 study on public spaces in the same city. We evaluated access to public spaces by the presence and total area of public spaces in buffers of 400, 800, 1,000 and 1,600m around the participants’ homes. We measured physical activity with the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-short). We employed multinomial logistic models to evaluate the association between access to public spaces and physical activity, and tested for interactions between access to public spaces and public spaces quality and sociodemographic characteristics. We observed no interaction between access to public spaces and public spaces quality in their effect on physical activity. There was an association between the presence of public spaces in the 400m buffer, and higher odds of being in the low physical activity level (as opposed to being in the moderate level) (coefficient: 0.50; 95%CI: 0.13; 0.87). Participants who used public transport were less likely to be in the low physical activity level (coefficient: -0.57; 95%CI: -0.97; -0.17). We suggest that, in this population, the access to public spaces might be less relevant for physical activity than other elements of the urban environment and sociodemographic characteristics.

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