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SynthesisPaediatric and perinatal epidemiology2012

Review of self-reported physical activity assessments for pregnancy: summary of the evidence for validity and reliability.

Kelly R Evenson, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Danielle Symons Downs, Emily E Pearce

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Synthesis in Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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52 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kelly R EvensonDepartment of Epidemiology Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA. kelly_evenson@unc.edu
Lisa Chasan-Taber
Danielle Symons Downs
Emily E Pearce

Funding

Randomized Trial of a Postpartum Diabetes Prevention Program for Hispanic WomenR01DK064902 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI CHASAN-TABER, LISA · 2005 to 2016
$5.0M
An Exercise Intervention to Prevent Recurrent GDMR01DK074876 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI CHASAN-TABER, LISA · 2007 to 2011
$2.3M
Understanding Change in Physical Activity PostpartumR01CA109804 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI EVENSON, KELLY R. · 2004 to 2009
$1.4M
ACTIVE MOMS: Physical Activity Intervention for Women with Gestational DiabetesR21DK075867 · NIDDK · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI DOWNS, DANIELLE SYMONS · 2006 to 2007
$393k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpidemiological studies and surveillance systems of pregnant women often rely on collection of physical activity through self-report. This systematic review identified and summarised self-reported physical activity assessments with evidence for validity and reliability among pregnant women.

methodsPeer-reviewed articles published through 2011 were included if they assessed validity and/or reliability of an interviewer- or self-administered physical activity questionnaire or diary among pregnant women.

resultsWe identified 15 studies, including 12 studies that assessed questionnaires and 4 studies that assessed diaries, conducted in Australia, Finland, Norway, the U.K., the U.S. and Vietnam. For questionnaires, 92% (11/12) assessed mode, all assessed frequency and/or duration and 58% (7/12) collected information on perceived intensity. All but one study (92%) assessed validity of the questionnaires. Questionnaires compared with objective measures (accelerometers, pedometers) ranged from slight to fair agreement, while comparison with other self-reported measures ranged from substantial to almost perfect agreement. Five studies (42%) assessed test-retest reliability of the questionnaires, ranging from substantial to almost perfect agreement. The four studies on diaries were all assessed for validity against objective measures, ranging from slight to substantial agreement.

conclusionsSelection of valid and reliable physical activity measures that collect information on dose (type, frequency, duration, intensity) is recommended to increase precision and accuracy in detecting associations of physical activity with maternal and fetal outcomes.

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Self ReportExerciseFemaleHumansPregnancyReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMCPMC3419488

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