ArticleSaudi medical journal2021
The validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Arabic version of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire.
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- Systematic review of physical activity measurement scales validated for Arabic-speaking populations: insights from the BRIDGE project.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity level and its associated factors among pregnant women: A cross-sectional study in northern Jordan.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- Sleep Quality and Its Predictors Among Pregnant Women in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Leg Cramps in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- The Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire: Validity and Reliability of a Serbian Version (PPAQ-SRB).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo translate the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ) into Arabic language, cross-culturally adapt and test its reliability and validity among Saudi pregnant women.
methodsPregnancy physical activity questionnaire, which consisted of 36 items, was translated to Arabic following the World Health Organization's guidelines for tool translation (forward translation, expert panel and back translation, pretesting and cognitive interviewing, and final version), followed by validation by experts. This is a cross-sectional study and data were collected from 118 healthy pregnant Saudi women from May to June 2019. Validity included content validity indices (CVI) and construct validity by Rasch analysis. Reliability was assessed by test-retest reliability and Cronbach's alpha coefficient.
resultsThe mean age of the participants was 30.15 ± 5.59 years; 38.2% of them had normal pre-gestational body mass index (n=45). The median of total energy expenditure in physical activity was 356.1 METs.h/week (IQR=162.3-648.3). Item content validity index was good ranging between 0.8-1. Rasch analysis showed good construct validity and excellent reliability for all types of physical activity (>0.89).
conclusionThis Arabic PPAQ is a reliable and valid tool that can be used in Arab countries.
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