The Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE)

Abstract

Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) is among the frequently used self-reported physical activity assessment for older adults. This study aims to assess the validity and reliability of a Malay version of this scale (PASE-M). A total of 408 community-dwelling older adults were enrolled. Concurrent validity was evaluated by Spearman's rank correlation coefficients between PASE with physical and psychosocial measures. Test-retest reliability was determined by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The mean PASE-M scores at baseline and follow-up were 94.96 (SD 62.82) and 92.19 (SD 64.02). Fair to moderate correlation were found between PASE-M and physical function scale, IADL (rs = 0.429, P < .001), walking speed (rs = 0.270, P < .001), grip strength (rs = 0.313-0.339, P < .001), and perceived health status (rs = -0.124, P = .016). Test-retest reliability was adequate (ICC = 0.493). The Malay version of PASE was shown to have acceptable validity and reliability. This tool is useful for assessing the physical activity level of elderly Malaysians.

Decisional balance and self-efficacy of physical activity among the elderly in Rasht in 2013 based on the transtheoretical model

“…PASE evaluates leisure time activities, household and work-related activities, and because of different lifestyles in various societies, we have different results. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between ageing and physical activity decrease, the findings were in accordance with Salehi (15) and Dumith (36), and also in the Norliana et al (31) and Murtagh et al (35) studies. By aging, the amount of physical activity decreases, it is logical that by aging, the elderly have less regard for physical activity because of physiological and mental changes.…”

“…Results showed that mean of PASE was 119.35, and subjects’ score of physical activity was less than 30% of PASE score that the mean was higher than the Norliana et al (31), Hagiwara (32), and Ngai (33) studies but in the Salehi study on the elderly in Tehran (15), physical activity mean was 124.79. A different study population and culture of population can be considered the conflict reason, because physical activity is influenced by several items such as physical and mental aspects and individual perception of doing it.…”

Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly: Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Italian Version

“…While the mean PASE scores in previous studies have varied between 94.96 [ 31 ] and 131.3 [ 29 ], the mean PASE score in this study was 159 ± 77.88. As with other studies [ 25 – 32 ], the current study identified a significant decline of physical activity with age.…”

“…The PASE was originally developed for use in Britain and North America [ 25 , 26 ] and has since seen use in the Netherlands [ 27 ], Japan [ 28 ], Canada [ 29 ], China [ 30 ], Malaysia [ 31 ], and Turkey [ 32 ]. The validity and reliability of PASE were also examined in the U.S. in 1999 for patients with knee pain and physical disability [ 33 ], in 1998 for patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [ 34 ], and in 2001 for patients with end-stage renal disease [ 35 ].…”

Physical activity in patients with cancer: self-report versus accelerometer assessments

“…Consequently, their physical activity levels may be more comparable to the elderly. It has been used in several research projects in elderly people [13,[16][17][18][19] and in patients with various types of cancer [9,20]. Self-reported questionnaires involve minimal time investment, costs, and participant burden, which favors their use in epidemiological studies and large-scale clinical trials [20,21].…”