ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2020
Criterion validity of two physical activity and one sedentary time questionnaire against accelerometry in a large cohort of adults and older adults.
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Acute Psychological and Physiological Exercise Effects Among Patients With Stress-related Exhaustion Disorder. Role of Exercise Intensity.
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Abstract
objectivesWe compared the ability of physical activity and sitting time questionnaires (PAQ) for ranking individuals versus continuous volume calculations (physical activity level (PAL), metabolic equivalents of task (MET), sitting hours) against accelerometry measured physical activity as our criterion.
methodsParticipants in a cohort from the Tromsø Study completed three questionnaires; (1) The Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale (SGPALS) (n=4040); (2) The Physical Activity Frequency, Intensity and Duration (PAFID) questionnaire (n=5902)) calculated as MET-hours·week
resultsRanking of physical activity according to the SGPALS and quartiles (Q) of MET-hours∙week
conclusionRanking of physical activity levels measured with PAQs appears to have higher validity than energy expenditure calculations. Self-reported sedentary time poorly reflects accelerometry measured sedentary time. These two PAQs can be used for ranking individuals into different physical activity categories supporting previous studies using these instruments when assessing associations with health outcomes.
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