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ArticleBMC psychiatry2020

Assessing physical activity in people with mental illness: 23-country reliability and validity of the simple physical activity questionnaire (SIMPAQ).

S Rosenbaum, R Morell, A Abdel-Baki, M Ahmadpanah, T V Anilkumar, L Baie, A Bauman, S Bender, J Boyan Han, S Brand and 56 more

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05061225 (The Efficacy of a Facebook-delivered Physical Activity Counselling Intervention on Mental Health in Firefighters), which is not on this map. Cited by 70 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT05061225 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Efficacy of a Facebook-delivered Physical Activity Counselling Intervention on Mental Health in Firefighters: a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorKU LeuvenRan2021 to 2022Enrolled60ConditionsPTSD, Stress, Psychological, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Disorders and SymptomsArmsPhysical activity counselling
3 · Its place in the literature

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70 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 151 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Validity and reliability of self-reported methods for assessment of 24-h movement behaviours: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

66 authors at 20 institutions in 24 countries.

S RosenbaumDepartment of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia. s.rosenbaum@unsw.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-8984-4941
R MorellDepartment of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
A Abdel-BakiCentre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, Canada.
M AhmadpanahBehavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
T V AnilkumarDepartment of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Trivandrum, India.
L BaieDepartment of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
A BaumanSchool of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
S BenderLWL-Klinik Marsberg, Hospital for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Marsberg, Germany.
J Boyan HanCalifornia State University, Los Angeles, USA.
S BrandUniversity of Basel, Psychiatric Clinics, Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders, Basel, Switzerland.
S Bratland-SandaDepartment of Sport, Physical Education and Outdoor Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Norway.
J Bueno-AntequeraPhysical Performance & Sports Research Center, Department of Sports and Computer Science, Section of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
A Camaz DeslandesPsychiatry Institute, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
L CarneiroResearch Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, GERON Research Community, Vila Real, Portugal.
A CarraroFaculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
C P CastañedaEarly Intervention Program, J. Horwitz Psychiatric Institute, Santiago, Chile.
F Castro MonteiroHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
J ChapmanQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
J Y ChauSchool of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
L J ChenDepartment of Exercise Health Science, National Taiwan University of Sport, Taichung, Taiwan.
B ChvatalovaNational Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic.
L ChwastiakDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
G CorrettiDepartment of Mental Health, North-West Tuscany, Italy.
M DillonHSE Louth Meath Mental Health Services, Louth, Ireland.
C DouglasSouth Coast Private Hospital, Wollongong, Australia.
S T EggerDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
F GaughranSouth London and Maudesley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
M GerberDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, Division of Sport and Psychosocial Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
E GobbiDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy.
K GouldSt John of God Hospital, North Richmond, Australia.
M HatzingerPsychiatric Services Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland.
E Holsboer-TrachslerAdult Psychiatric Clinics (UPKE), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Z HoodbhoyDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
C ImbodenPsychiatric Services Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland.
P S InduDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Trivandrum, India.
R IqbalDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
F R Jesus-MoraleidaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
S KondoDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
P W KuGraduate Institute of Sports and Health, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan.
O LedermanKeeping the Body In Mind, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.
E H M LeeDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
B MalchowDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
E MatthewsSchool of Health Sciences, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland.
P MazurLWL-Klinik Marsberg, Hospital for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Marsberg, Germany.
A MeneghelliAssociation of early intervention in mental disorders-Cambiare la Rotta-Onlus, Milano, Italy.
A MianDepartment of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
B MorsethSchool of Sport Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
D Munguia-IzquierdoPhysical Performance & Sports Research Center, Department of Sports and Computer Science, Section of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
L NyboeDepartment of Affective Disorders, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
B O'DonoghueOrygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Melbourne, Australia.
A PerramThe Sutherland Hospital, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.
J RichardsSchool of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
A J RomainCentre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, Canada.
M RomaniukGallipoli Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
D Sadeghi BahmaniUniversity of Basel, Psychiatric Clinics, Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders, Basel, Switzerland.
M SarnoAssociation of early intervention in mental disorders-Cambiare la Rotta-Onlus, Milano, Italy.
F SchuchDepartment of Sports Methods and Techniques, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.
N SchweinfurthUniversity of Basel, Psychiatric Clinics, Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders, Basel, Switzerland.
B StubbsDepartment of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, England.
R UwakweFaculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
T Van DammeDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
E Van Der StouweUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center of Psychiatry, Groningen, Netherlands.
D VancampfortDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
S VetterDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
A WaterreusNeuropsychiatric Epidemiology Research Unit, School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
P B WardDepartment of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
University of Basel · CHAga Khan University · PKThe University of Sydney · AUUNSW Sydney · AUCentre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal · CAGovernment Medical College · INKU Leuven · BESchweizerische Ärztegesellschaft für Psycholytische Therapie · CHUniversidad Pablo de Olavide · ESAarhus University Hospital · DKAssociation for the Development of Douro Viticulture · PTCalifornia State University Los Angeles · USFree University of Bozen-Bolzano · ITGallipoli Medical Research Foundation · AUHamedan University of Medical Sciences · IRKing's College London · GBNational Changhua University of Education · TWNational Institute of Mental Health · CZNational Taiwan University of Sport · TWNnamdi Azikiwe University · NG

Funding

Department of Health ICA-CL-2017-03-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical inactivity is a key contributor to the global burden of disease and disproportionately impacts the wellbeing of people experiencing mental illness. Increases in physical activity are associated with improvements in symptoms of mental illness and reduction in cardiometabolic risk. Reliable and valid clinical tools that assess physical activity would improve evaluation of intervention studies that aim to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in people living with mental illness.

methodsThe five-item Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire (SIMPAQ) was developed by a multidisciplinary, international working group as a clinical tool to assess physical activity and sedentary behaviour in people living with mental illness. Patients with a DSM or ICD mental illness diagnoses were recruited and completed the SIMPAQ on two occasions, one week apart. Participants wore an Actigraph accelerometer and completed brief cognitive and clinical assessments.

resultsEvidence of SIMPAQ validity was assessed against accelerometer-derived measures of physical activity. Data were obtained from 1010 participants. The SIMPAQ had good test-retest reliability. Correlations for moderate-vigorous physical activity was comparable to studies conducted in general population samples. Evidence of validity for the sedentary behaviour item was poor. An alternative method to calculate sedentary behaviour had stronger evidence of validity. This alternative method is recommended for use in future studies employing the SIMPAQ.

conclusionsThe SIMPAQ is a brief measure of physical activity and sedentary behaviour that can be reliably and validly administered by health professionals.

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ExerciseMental DisordersSedentary BehaviorAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAssessmentExerciseMeasurementMental illnessPhysical activitySedentary behaviour

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