Measurement of public health benefits of physical activity: validity and reliability study of the international physical activity questionnaire in Hungary

Autor: Pongrác Ács, József Betlehem, András Oláh, Józef Bergier, Csaba Melczer, Viktória Prémusz, Alexandra Makai
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss S1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08508-9
Popis: Abstract Background To ensure accurate measurement of the health benefits of habitual physical activity in large sample epidemiological studies, physical activity questionnaires (PAQs) are the most feasible methods. Therefore, the purpose of this study was the validation and cultural adaptation to the Hungarian population of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-HL). Methods A cross-sectional study among Hungarian healthy adults (age 21.375 ± 1.940 years, n = 120) was performed comparing measures of last 7 days IPAQ-HL self- administered questionnaire and obtained accelerometer (Actigraph GT3X) data for concurrent validity, reassessed by a random subsample (n = 33) to measure reliability. Results Our results indicate acceptable criterion validity for total physical activity, moderate to vigorous physical activity (R = 0.387, p
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