Assessment Of Physical Activity Questionnaire Research Articles

The repeatability of self reported physical activity patterns in rural South India.

The objective of this study was to develop a physical activity assessment questionnaire for use in poorly educated and low socio-economic rural communities in developing countries and assess the repeatability of the measurements over a one-year duration. Physical Activity Level, as a composite measure of daily physical activity (PAL = estimated 24 hour energy expenditure / estimated basal metabolic rate) was derived from the semi-pictorial, interviewer based questionnaire assessing physical activity over the previous 1 week. PAL of both men and women was unchanged across the different seasons of the year. Correlations between the first physical activity questionnaire and the mean of at least 4 questionnaires administered during the course of one year were generally high (males: PAL 'r' = 0.69, individual domains 'r' between 0.57 and 0.82; females: PAL 'r' = 0.7, individual domains 'r' between 0.41 and 0.76, all p < 0.05). Within- individual % coefficient variations (CV) across 4 physical activity questionnaires were low for sleep duration and PAL (< 14%) but high for the other domains of physical activity (77-100%). The data, at least in this community, suggest that while within-individual variations in specific domains of physical activity may be considerable, the questionnaire that we designed can rank individuals in terms of their PAL or individual domains of physical activity fairly consistently. A single physical activity assessment using this instrument may therefore be adequate to rank individuals.

Physical Activity Levels of the Young Adults in an Economically Developing Country: The Turkish Sample

Physical Activity Levels of the Young Adults in an Economically Developing Country: The Turkish Sample The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity levels of the young adults in Turkey, selected as an example of an economically developing country. A total of 1027 university students voluntarily participated in this study. The sport and household activity indexes of the Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire (PAAQ) were administered to the subjects. Student t-test showed gender differences in the intensity of the sport activities index (p&lt;0.001). The results of 2 (gender) × 2 (intensity of sport activities) univariate ANOVA revealed significant gender, intensity differences and significant gender × intensity interaction on participation duration in the sports activities. This finding showed that males spent more time in both vigorous and non-vigorous sport activities than females. In terms of the type of engagement in sport activity, the majority of males primarily played soccer, while females had primarily walked. The Student t test revealed gender differences in both the duration of housework and sitting in the house. To conclude, males participated in sport activities with a higher intensity and spent more time on these activities than females. On the other hand, females spent much more time on housework activities and sitting in the house than males.

An examination of eating attitudes and physical activity levels of Turkish University students with regard to self-presentational concern

This study aimed to examine eating attitudes and physical activity level of young women and men university students with regard to social physique anxiety level. 482 university students participated in this study voluntarily. “Eating Attitude Test (EAT-40)”, “Social Physique Anxiety Scale” and “Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire” were used to assess the eating attitude, social physique anxiety and physical activity level of participants, respectively. Women and men participants in this study were assigned to high (HSPA) and low (LSPA) social physique anxiety groups with respect to their median scores. Men had favorable eating attitudes and higher physical activity level than women. In addition, participants in the HSPA group had unfavorable eating attitudes and higher physical activity MET values than participants in the LSPA group. On the other hand, group × gender interaction was only significant for the eating attitudes scores but, not for physical activity level. Women in the HSPA group scored higher on the EAT-40 than men in HSPA and women and men in the LSPA groups.

The construct validity of two physical self-concept measures: An example from Turkey

Abstract Objective The study was intended to investigate the construct validity of two well accepted physical self-instruments -PSPP and PSDQ- for non-English speaking university students. Method 217 volunteered (98 males; Mage=22.7±2.12 and 119 females; Mage=21.6±1.42) university students completed The Physical Self-Perception Profile (PSPP) (Fox, K.R., & Corbin, C.B. (1989). The physical self-perception profile: Development and preliminary validation. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 11, 408–430), Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) (Marsh, H.W., Richards, G.E., Johnson, S., Roche, L. & Tremayne, P. (1994). Physical Self-Description Questionnaire: Psychometric properties and an multitrait-multimethod analysis of relations to existing instruments. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 16, 270–305), and Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire (Karaca, A., Ergen, E. & Koruc, Z. (2000). The reliability and validity of Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire (PAAQ). Hacettepe Journal of Sport Sciences, 11 17–28). Body composition, cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength and flexibility were assessed as physical fitness measures in this study. Zero order and partial correlation analyses were used to examine the construct validity. Results PSPP and PSDQ scales were correlated with corresponding physical fitness measures. The correlations were moderate and supported the expected pattern. Conclusion The obtained results provide the initial evidence for the construct validity of PSPP and PSDQ for non-English speaking Turkish university students.

Nutritional Status and Physical Activity in Relation to Cognitive Function in a Group of Elderly in Nigeria

This study was undertaken to examine the relationship between nutritional status, physical activity levels, and cognitive performance in a group of healthy, non-institutionalized elderly population aged 55-95 years. Anthropometric techniques and a 24-hour dietary recall were employed to assess the nutritional status. A physical activity assessment questionnaire was used to determine the physical activity levels. Subjects' cognitive capacity was assessed by using the modified Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Approximately 52% of the subjects were classified as malnourished. The vast majority of the subjects' dietary intake leaned heavily towards the energy giving food group. About 68% of the subjects regularly took nutritional supplements and there was a significant correlation between this intake and cognitive function score (r = 0.30; P = 0.001). The mean cognitive function score for men was higher (20.15 +2.2) than that of women (19.73 +2.6). However, there was no significant association between cognitive performance and sex. Cognitive scores decreased significantly with increasing age (r = 0.37, P = 0.03). There was a significant relationship between physical activity levels (r = 0.44, P = 0.000) and cognitive performance. Based on the findings, it is apparent that regular intake of nutritional supplements and moderate physical activity will not only produce a healthier elderly population, but will also improve their cognitive function.