The criterion validity of a last 7-day physical activity questionnaire (SAPAQ) for use in adolescents with a wide variation in body fat: the Stockholm Weight Development Study

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess the criterion validity of a newly developed self-reported last 7-day physical activity questionnaire (SAPAQ) for use in Swedish adolescents with a wide variation in body fatness. Measurements: We compared the self-reported total number of MET-minutes with objectively assessed variables of physical activity obtained by accelerometry in 49 (18 male, 31 female subjects) 17-year-old adolescents. Results: Self-reported physical activity was significantly and inversely related to time spent sedentary (r ¼ À0.45; Po0.001) and significantly and positively associated with time spent in physical activity (r ¼ 0.51; Po0.001) and the total amount of physical activity (r ¼ 0.49; Po0.001). Gender and body fat did not affect the associations between self-reported and objectively assessed physical activity. Conclusion: Our results indicate that the newly developed questionnaire is a valid method for ranking individuals in terms of the total amount of physical activity in Swedish adolescents.

Validade e reprodutibilidade dos instrumentos de medida da atividade física do tipo self-report em adolescentes: uma revisão sistemática

“…A análise da reprodutibilidade foi efetuada em 50 instrumentos e da validade em 71. Ou seja, em alguns instrumentos foi analisada apenas a reprodutibilidade (n = 8) 36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43 , em outros a validade (n = 29) 16,18,21,25,28,30,31,32,33,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60 .…”

“…A maioria destes instrumentos (33/52) 19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,32,35,38,40,41,46,47,50,51,53,55,56,57,61,64,68,69,70,71,72,73,74 não permitia realizar estimativas do nível de atividade física dos adolescentes de acordo com as recomendações dos 300 min/semana 75 . Dos que realizavam tais estimativas, tirando uma entrevista (7-Day Physical Activity Recall) 16,24,60 , todos eram questionários (n = 18) 17,20,29,34,42,43,45,48,61,67,76,77,78,79,80,…”

“…Os diários e as entrevistas mensuravam apenas as atividades físicas "atuais" ou "recentes". Os questionários mensuravam tanto as atividades físicas "atuais" ou "recentes" (n = 25) 19,21,22,23,34,48,50,55,61,67,68,70,77,78,79 quanto as atividades "habituais" (n = 17) 17,20,24,28,42,53,57,69,71,73,76,80,81,82 . Uma semana típica/habitual (n = 9) 17,20,24,53,71,80,82 e os últimos sete dias ou última semana (n = 13) 21,34,43,45,48,50,55,61,67,78,79 foram os períodos mais frequentemente utilizados pelos questionários.…”

What proportion of youth are physically active? Measurement issues, levels and recent time trends

“…In older children (6–11 years), similar correlations were reported for the PA Questionnaire for Parents and Teachers21 and the ACTIVITY Questionnaire 22. In adolescents (12–18 years), correlation coefficients were somewhat higher for the previous day physical activity recall (PDPAR) (r=0.7723) and the Swedish Adolescent Physical Activity Questionnaire (SAPAQ) (r=0.5124). …”

Concordance between Stages of Behavior Change Questionnaire and IPAQ

“…This questionnaire has a short version (seven questions) and long version (27 questions) that evaluate the frequency and duration of activities performed in the last seven days within four different domains of PA (leisure-time, transportation, household activities, and occupational) (Craig et al, 2003). Although the IPAQ can reasonably estimate leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and the time spent in community activities, studies have shown that the IPAQ overestimates PA in the other two PA domains including, household activities and physical labor (Ekelund, Neovius, Linne, & Rossner, 2006;Hallal et al, 2010;Johnson-Kozlow, Sallis, Gilpin, Rock, & Pierce, 2006;Ramírez-Marrero, Rivera-Brown, Nazario, Rodríguez-Orengo, Smit, & Smith, 2008;Sebastião et al, 2012). Further, the IPAQ is unable to identify factors that enable people to change their behavior.…”