Critical evaluation of physical activity questionnaires translated to Brazilian-Portuguese: a systematic review on cross-cultural adaptation and measurements properties

Abstract

Background: The number of questionnaires that measures physical activity levels has increased considerably. For Brazilian population it becomes a challenge, due to the need of a rigorous translation, adaptation and testing of measurement properties. Objective: Evaluate the methodological quality and criteria of physical activity questionnaires translated to Brazilian-Portuguese. Methods: Methodological quality and quality criteria was assessed using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments checklist. Results: Sixty-nine studies were included, the most frequent questionnaires investigated were the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (n = 16) and the Baecke Physical Activity Questionnaire (n = 12). Translation (n = 13), reliability (n = 37) and construct validity (n = 44) were the measurement properties commonly investigated. For reliability, most studies were rated as 'adequate' for methodological quality. The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of the questionnaires ranged from 0.20 to 1.0. For construct validity, 31 analyses showed 'inadequate' methodological quality, due to poor description of the comparator instrument. High level

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“…Por fim, utilizando a somatória das pontuações específicas atribuídas às questões agrupadas em cada uma das seções do questionário, foram estabelecidas pontuações equivalentes às atividades físicas domésticas, às atividades físicas esportivas e às atividades físicas de tempo livre. Para quantificação do nível total de prática de atividade física de cada participante, somamos a pontuação obtida nos três domínios supracitados (UENO, 2013;SILVA et al, 2020).…”